Meanings
nounwater cycle (plural water cycles)
plural water cycles
- The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and snow
Translations
Basque uraren zikloa
- uraren zikloathe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Catalan cicle hidrològic
- cicle hidrològicthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Chinese Mandarin 水循环
- 水循环 (shuǐxúnhuán)the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Dutch waterkringloop
- waterkringloopthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Esperanto ciklo de akvo
- ciklo de akvothe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Finnish veden kiertokulku
- veden kiertokulkuthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
French cycle de l'eau
- cycle de l'eauthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
German Wasserkreislauf
- Wasserkreislaufthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Hindi जल चक्र
- जल चक्र (jal cakra)the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Icelandic hringrás vatns
- hringrás vatnsthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Irish timthriall an uisce, timthriall hidreolaíoch
- timthriall an uiscethe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
- timthriall hidreolaíochthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Italian ciclo dell'acqua, ciclo idrologico
- ciclo dell'acquathe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
- ciclo idrologicothe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Malay kitaran air
- kitaran airthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Māori hurihanga wai
- hurihanga waithe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Norwegian vannets kretsløp
- vannets kretsløpthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Portuguese ciclo da água, ciclo hidrológico
- ciclo da águathe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
- ciclo hidrológicothe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Punjabi ਜਲ ਚੱਕਰ
- ਜਲ ਚੱਕਰ (jal cakkar)the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Russian гидрологи́ческий цикл, круговоро́т воды́ в приро́де
- гидрологи́ческий цикл (gidrologíčeskij cikl)the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
- круговоро́т воды́ в приро́де (krugovorót vodý v priróde)the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Spanish ciclo del agua, ciclo hidrológico
- ciclo del aguathe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
- ciclo hidrológicothe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Swedish vattnets kretslopp
- vattnets kretsloppthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Tamil நீர் சுழற்சி
- நீர் சுழற்சி (nīr cuḻaṟci)the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Vietnamese vòng tuần hoàn nước
- vòng tuần hoàn nướcthe natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Cite this entry
APA
water cycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20cycle
MLA
“water cycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20cycle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water cycle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20cycle.
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