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supercycle

supercycle

1 8.8
A very long natural cycle of the sun or Earth that changes over centuries
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərˌsaɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: superciclo
  • The researchers studied solar activity over the last century to understand the impacts of the supercycle on Earth's climate.

Examples

  • Geologists have been monitoring the Earth's tectonic movements for signs of an upcoming supercycle in geological processes.

  • Scientists noted changes in climate patterns that occur over a supercycle, indicating shifts in geological processes.

  • We run all wave counting one degree lower, and with every Supercycle degree Bull Market also comes a Supercycle Degree Bear Market.

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  • We run all wave counting one degree lower, and with every Supercycle degree Bull Market also comes a Supercycle Degree Bear Market.

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  • Most wave counting practiced today is in the Grand Supercycle degree pattern!

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  • I am a firm believer that we are not in a Grand Supercycle degree pattern, but one degree lower in Supercycle degree.

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  • I am a firm believer that we are not in a Grand Supercycle degree pattern, but one degree lower in Supercycle degree.

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  • This site is about the Elliott Wave Principle and an alternate wave count in Supercycle Degree.

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  • I am a home-based chart consulting analyst in the Supercycle degree wave patterns.

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Synonyms

cycle
vssupercycle
707 2.8

A series of events that repeat in the same order

is a much longer term pattern in natural phenomena

Surface Forms

supercycle singular
supercycles plural

Morphology

supercycle = cycle (transparent) = super + cycle

Meaning is directly built from the productive prefix 'super-' (very/large) + 'cycle' (a recurring period), so learners can infer 'a very long-term cycle'.

Etymology

Supercycle comes from super- meaning 'above' or 'very big' (think superhero) and cycle meaning 'circle' or 'turn' (think bicycle), so it gives the image of a very large, slow circle in nature. That's why a supercycle means a very long natural cycle, such as changes in the sun or the earth that take many years or centuries.