nonperiodic
- adjective
- /nɒnˈpɪəriədɪk/
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no periódico
- Figure 5. Coherent diffraction imaging, in combination with iterative phasing methods, can solve the structures of nonperiodic samples.
- nonperiodic structures
- nonperiodic patterns
Examples
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New techniques are constantly being developed, including some that will allow scientists to map out such nonperiodic materials as cells.
Academic text (2006) -
Scientists know surprisingly little about the structure of many nonperiodic materials that make up our world, especially in the 10- to 1000-nm regime.
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Nonperiodic specimens.
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Scientists study nonperiodic structures to understand how they differ from regular patterns.
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The artist's work featured nonperiodic designs that captivated the audience with their uniqueness.
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Nonperiodic events, like earthquakes, can happen at any time without a predictable schedule.
Synonyms
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7.0
Happening sometimes and in different places
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6.5
Happening sometimes but not all the time
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3.5
Happening at no fixed times
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7.1
Happening only sometimes and not regularly
Does not happen at regular times or repeat a pattern
Not happening in regular cycles
That does not happen again in the same way or pattern
Having no repeating movement or vibration
Antonyms
How Irregular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonperiodic breaks into non- meaning 'not' and periodic, from period meaning 'a regular time or cycle'. So nonperiodic describes something that does not happen or repeat at regular times, which is why we call some earthquakes or irregular patterns nonperiodic.