life cycle

Meaning

  1. The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
  2. (broadly) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.

Synonyms

product life cycle

life-cycle

biological cycle

growth cycle

Translations

ciclo vitale

cycle de vie

ciclos de vida

ciclo biológico

levenscyclus

ciclo de vida

ciclo biologico

دورة الحياة

cycle de la vie

cycle biologique

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/
Etymology

From life + cycle.

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