Standard Lemma guide

unicycle

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjun.ɪˌsaɪ.kəl/
  • /ˈjun.əˌsaɪ.kəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of unicyclic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • unicycle graph (unicyclic graph)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unicyclic

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A pedal cycle that only has one wheel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uni

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To travel or move around by unicycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: monocycle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wheeled vehicle

5

verb

Meaning 5

ride a unicycle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel

History

Etymology

From uni- + cycle.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَرَّاجَة أُحَادِيَّة (darrāja ʔuḥādiyya) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Bulgarian: едноколе́сен велосипе́д (ednokolésen velosipéd) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Catalan: monocicle — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獨輪車 /独轮车 (dúlúnchē) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Czech: monocykl — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Czech: jednokolka — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Danish: unicykel — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Danish: ethjulet cykel — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Dutch: eenwieler — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Esperanto: unuciklo — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Estonian: üksratas — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Finnish: yksipyöräinen — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Finnish: yksipyöräinen polkupyörä — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • French: monocycle — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • German: Einrad — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Hebrew: חַד אוֹפַן (khad ófan) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Hebrew: חַד־אוֹפַן (khad-ofán) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Hungarian: egykerekű — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Icelandic: einhjól — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Ido: monociklo — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Italian: monociclo — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Japanese: 一輪車 (ichirinsha) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Japanese: ユニサイクル (yunisaikuru) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Korean: 외발자전거 (oebaljajeon'geo) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Lithuanian: vienratis — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Malay: ekasikal — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etthjulssykkel — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Polish: monocykl — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Portuguese: monociclo — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Russian: моноци́кл (monocíkl) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Russian: уници́кл (unicíkl) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Russian: одноколёсный велосипе́д (odnokoljósnyj velosipéd) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Russian: юниса́йкл (junisájkl) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Serbo-Croatian: jednotočak — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Serbo-Croatian: jednokolka — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Spanish: monociclo — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Swedish: enhjuling — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Turkish: tekteker — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Ukrainian: уніци́кл (unicýkl) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Ukrainian: моноци́кл (monocýkl) — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Vietnamese: xe đạp một bánh — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • Welsh: beic un olwyn — one-wheeled pedaled cycle
  • German: Einrad fahren — to travel or move around by unicycle
  • Lithuanian: važiuoti vienračiu — to travel or move around by unicycle
  • Polish: jeździć na monocyklu — to travel or move around by unicycle