water cycle
noun
: hydrologic cycle
In the water cycle, water evaporates, condenses, falls as precipitation, and eventually evaporates again.—
Timothy Cooney et al.
Timothy Cooney et al.As they have for thousands of years, the rhythms of wildlife migration and reproduction as well as human agriculture and grazing activities are inseparable from that of the yearly water cycle.—Peter Warshall
Peter Warshall… run by solar energy that helps cause winds, energizes plants, and powers the water cycle.—David M. Armstrong et al.
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Drained for agriculture, fragmented by urban expansion and cut off from their natural water cycles, the U.K. lost nearly 90% of its historic wetlands—taking entire ecosystems down with them.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Scientists hope to use this information to better understand how the lunar water cycle works in an airless environment.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
This new method involves alternating the eggs between hot and lukewarm water cycles to optimally cook the albumen and yolk simultaneously without separating them, according to a new study published February 6 in the journal Communications Engineering.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Existing environmental conventions, too, should treat critical natural resources as global common goods—in the case of water, for instance, by adopting measurable goals for stabilizing the water cycle.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Scientists hope to use this information to better understand how the lunar water cycle works in an airless environment.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
This new method involves alternating the eggs between hot and lukewarm water cycles to optimally cook the albumen and yolk simultaneously without separating them, according to a new study published February 6 in the journal Communications Engineering.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Existing environmental conventions, too, should treat critical natural resources as global common goods—in the case of water, for instance, by adopting measurable goals for stabilizing the water cycle.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Water cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cycle. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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