periodic
1Periodic — Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel. [1913… …
2periodic — PERIÓDIC, Ă, periodici, ce, adj. 1. Care revine, care se repetă (regulat) după anumite intervale de timp (egale); care constă în parcurgerea repetată a aceleiaşi succesiuni de stări (în intervale de timp egale). ♢ Publicaţie periodică (şi… …
3periodic — periodic, periodical Periodic is an adjective only, and although once largely restricted to technical and scientific contexts (e.g. periodic decimal, periodic function, and periodic table), it has become commoner in non technical usage as well… …
4periodic — [pir΄ē äd′ik] adj. [MFr periodique < L periodicus < Gr periodikos] 1. occurring, appearing, or recurring at regular intervals [a periodic fever] 2. occurring from time to time; intermittent 3. of or characterized by periods [the periodic… …
5periodic — I adjective cadenced, cadent, continual, cyclic, cyclical, erratic, fluctuating, frequent, habitual, intermittent, measured, occasional, occurring again, oft repeated, oftentime, patterned, perpetual, reappearing, recurrent, recurring, regular,… …
6periodic — (adj.) 1640s, from Fr. périodique (14c.), from L. periodicus, from periodus (see PERIOD (Cf. period)). Periodic table in chemistry is from notion of the arrangement, in which similar properties recur at intervals in elements in the same area as… …
7Periodic — Per i*od ic, a. [Pref. per + iodic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO?) of iodine. [1913 Webster] …
8periodic — *intermittent, recurrent, alternate Analogous words: *fitful, spasmodic, convulsive: sporadic, occasional (see INFREQUENT) …
9periodic — [adj] at fixed intervals alternate, annual, at various times, centennial, cyclic, cyclical, daily, epochal, every once in a while, every so often, fluctuating, hourly, infrequent, intermittent, isochronal, isochronous, monthly, occasional, on… …
10periodic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ appearing or occurring at intervals. DERIVATIVES periodicity noun …