periodic
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iˈɒd adjective
1.
recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
2.
occurring or appearing at regular intervals: periodic visits of a mail steamer to an island.
3.
repeated at irregular intervals; intermittent: periodic outbreaks of the disease.
4.
Physics. recurring at equal intervals of time.
5.
Mathematics. (of a function) having a graph that repeats after a fixed interval (period) of the independent variable.
6.
Astronomy.
a.
characterized by a series of successive circuits or revolutions, as the motion of a planet or satellite.
b.
of or pertaining to a period, as of the revolution of a heavenly body.
7.
pertaining to or characterized by rhetorical periods, or periodic sentences.
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periodic (ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | happening or recurring at intervals; intermittent |
| 2. | of, relating to, or resembling a period |
| 3. | having or occurring in repeated periods or cycles |
| peri'odically | |
| —adv | |
| periodicity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
periodic
1642, from Fr. périodique (14c.), from L. periodicus, from periodus (see period). Periodical "magazine that publishes regularly" is first attested 1798. Periodic table in chemistry is from notion of the arrangement, in which similar properties recur at intervals in
elements in the same area as you read down the rows of the table. This sense of the word is attested fromj 1872.
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Medical Dictionary
periodic pe·ri·od·ic (pĭr'ē-ŏd'ĭk)
adj.
Having or marked by repeated cycles.
Recurring at regular intervals.
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Example sentences
It was an insurance policy, typically on a corporate bond, with periodic premium payments and a fixed term.
True, our national well-being was interrupted by a depression and by periodic recessions.
When it comes to your health, correcting bad behavior after periodic visits to the doctor is a step in the right direction.
The violence of football has always been a matter of concern and the sport has seen periodic attempts at safety and reform.
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