periodic
47
3.9
- adjective
- /ˌpɪrɪˈɑdɪk/
:
periódico
- Happily, for many known pulsars, the frequency of such periodic signals lies within LIGO's sensitivity band.
- a periodic meeting
- a periodic review
- periodic reports
So when I started crystals like this where periodic, they continue in all directions.
- So when I started crystals like this where periodic, they continue in all directions.
- And I left out a huge part where I mentioned in passing the periodic killing sprees.
- Yes, that's the thing, they're called periodic numbers.
- But, you know, that's not a periodic oscillation that I would call solar quakes.
- Ultimately what really is, is the the issue is the need for periodic settlement of accounts, financial discipline.
- You were talking about the, you know, this crisis with the debt ceiling and the possibility of periodic reenactments.
- And what was causing these periodic flashes of X-rays?
- Starvation plus diet, then the periodic killing sprees, the Israeli mowings of the lawn.
- They won the argument over this administration's accesses and periodic tilt off the left hand side towards socialism, suburban moms.
Examples
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Do you suffer from periodic headaches?
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Averaged across years of data, this reveals periodic patterns, including seasons.
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But why would dark matter create a periodic annual signal?
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So this is a feature of the periodic setting.
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And the pattern has this almost periodic character to it.
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This is due to periodic air pockets.
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So one way to tell that the binary exists is to look for periodic variation of the light.
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All recipients return to the hospital for periodic follow-ups and often drop in on group meetings.
Academic text (1990) -
The United States always overcame its periodic economic downturns, even the Great Depression.
Academic text (2008) -
The train makes a periodic stop at the station every hour.
Synonyms
870
1.0
Happening at fixed times on a schedule
42
3.6
Having a regular pattern of sounds or movements
28
5.1
Happening again and again at regular times
12
4.7
Happening again and again, often at regular times
5
4.8
Happens repeatedly in a regular pattern
3
4.4
Happening at regular times
1
3.9
Happening with a steady, regular beat like music or movement
Happening at equal time intervals
Happens again and again over time
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
3.5
A chart that shows all chemical elements by their atomic number and groups similar ones together
- Specialized
Sudden, repeated swelling under the skin that goes away within one day
- Specialized
Properties of elements repeat when they are put in order by atomic number
- Specialized
Movement that repeats at regular times, with each cycle taking the same amount of time
- Specialized
Newborn babies breathe quickly and then stop for short times
How Often
198
2.5
234
1.0
870
1.0
47
3.9
285
2.8
35
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Periodic comes from the word period, which comes from Greek parts peri- meaning 'around' and hodos meaning 'way'. So the image is something going around and coming back, and periodic describes things that happen again and again at regular times.