periodic

[ peer-ee-od-ik ]

/ ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪk /

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adjective

recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.

occurring or appearing at regular intervals: periodic visits by doctors to the village.

repeated at irregular intervals; intermittent: periodic outbreaks of the disease.

Physics. recurring at equal intervals of time.

Mathematics. (of a function) having a graph that repeats after a fixed interval (period) of the independent variable.

Astronomy.

characterized by a series of successive circuits or revolutions, as the motion of a planet or satellite.
of or relating to a period, as of the revolution of a heavenly body.

pertaining to or characterized by rhetorical periods, or periodic sentences.

Origin of periodic

1635–45; < Latin periodicus < Greek periodikós. See period, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM periodic

pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly, adverb qua·si-pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly, adverb

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“They were together for about a year, and then after that year, periodically from time to time,” Herman said.

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British Dictionary definitions for periodically

periodic

/ (ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk) /

adjective

happening or recurring at intervals; intermittent

of, relating to, or resembling a period

having or occurring in repeated periods or cycles

Derived forms of periodic

periodically, adverb periodicity (ˌpɪərɪəˈdɪsɪtɪ), noun

Medical definitions for periodically

periodic

[ pîr′ē-ŏd′ĭk ]

adj.

Having or marked by repeated cycles.

Recurring at regular intervals.

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