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# unicycle

noun (a unicycle, unicycles); verb (unicycle, rare)

«unicycle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A cycle with only one wheel, pedals and a seat, ridden by balancing, often by clowns or performers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unicycle/#m1)

### In the lessons

Appears in maths counting-wheels problems: bicycles have 2 wheels, tricycles 3, unicycles 1. The prefix uni- means one. Phrases: ride a unicycle.

### Examples

- The clown rode a unicycle around the ring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unicycle/#x1)
- A unicycle has only one wheel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unicycle/#x2)
- Riding a unicycle takes lots of balance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unicycle/#x3)
- There are 3 unicycles and 2 bicycles: how many wheels? Seven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unicycle/#x4)
- He learned to juggle on a unicycle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unicycle/#x5)
- My cousin can unicycle down the street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unicycle/#x6)

### Note

Uni- = one, bi- = two, tri- = three: unicycle 1 wheel, bicycle 2, tricycle 3. Use this for wheel-counting maths problems. Said "YOO-nee-sy-kul".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unicycle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unicycle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unicycle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unicycle.html) on Mova free.