Periodic

Word PERIODIC
Character 8
Hyphenation pe ri od ic per i od ic
Pronunciations /ˌpɪə-/

Definitions and meanings of "Periodic"

What do we mean by periodic?

Having or marked by repeated cycles. adjective

Happening or appearing regularly or from time to time. adjective

Characterized by periodic sentences. adjective

In mathematics, with values which recur as the value of the independent variable continuously increases.

Noting an acid, a substance produced by the interaction of iodine and aqueous perchloric acid, known only in crystals which contain two molecules of water: HIO4.2H2O. Its solution has a strong acid reaction and it forms several distinct series of salts.

Pertaining to or of the nature of a period, cycle, or round of years or events.

Performed or proceeding in a series of successive circuits or revolutions: as, the periodic motions of the planets round the sun, or of the moon round the earth.

Happening or occurring at regularly recurring intervals of time; statedly recurring; as, a periodic publication; the periodic return of a plant's flowering; periodic outbursts; the periodic character of ague; the periodic motion of a vibrating tuniug-fork or musical string.

In rhetoric: Of or pertaining to a period or complete sentence; complete in grammatical structure.

Noting that form of sentence in which the sense is incomplete or suspended until the end is reached.

Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO�) of iodine. adjective

Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. adjective

Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits. adjective

Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning regularly, after a certain period of time; acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed intervals; recurring. adjective

Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence. adjective

A comet that moves about the sun in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of its approaches to the sun. adjective

A function whose values recur at fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The trigonomertic functions, as sin x, tan x, etc., are periodic functions. Exponential functions are also periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic functions have not only a real but an imaginary period, and are hence called doubly periodic. adjective

The generalization that the properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions of their atomic wieghts. “In other words, if the elements are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will be found that nearly the same properties recur periodically throughout the entire series.” The following tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV., etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable existence of unknown elements. adjective

A variable star whose changes of brightness recur at fixed periods. adjective

The time of a complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a satellite about its primary. adjective

Relative to a period or periods.

Having repeated cycles.

Occurring at regular intervals.

Periodical.

Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.

(stochastic processes, of a state) For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.

Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Periodic

The word "periodic" in example sentences

The subsequent section focuses on the opportunity to restructure significantly the sequence, number, and duration of prototyping cycles into what we refer to as a periodic pattern of prototyping. ❋ Kim B. Clark (1993)

Alcatel-Lucent, the French maker of telephone network equipment, said Thursday that it planned to cut 3.4 percent of its workforce in France by the end of the year as part of what it described as a periodic review of its personnel needs. ❋ By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN (2012)

He has particular research interests in periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS), and has received a mentored patient-oriented research career development award (K23), through the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health, entitled "Periodic Limb Movements in Williams Syndrome". ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was like watching a geyser go off, the way it would jet out in periodic rushes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No country that presides over a barbarous occupation, has apartheid laws, engages in periodic genocidal rampages, and elects Zionist ultras such as Netanyahu and Avigdor (Death to Arabs) Liebermann to power has the right to point the finger at anyone else. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As a long-term periodic non-sleeper, I greeted this news with a "Yes, and?" ❋ Unknown (2009)

Levees along the Mississippi have prevented silt from depositing in periodic floods, resulting in subsidence and loss of land throughout the Delta. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The FEC requires candidates to disclose their expenditures, including any payments to bloggers, in periodic reports to the government. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Signatories continue to meet in periodic Conferences of the Parties, of which the most significant to date occurred in Kyoto in 1997, when binding emissions reductions for industrialized countries were proposed under an agreement called the Kyoto Protocol. ❋ Daniel Sarewit (2000)

The mental illness is characterized by periodic delusion and disorientation. ❋ PAUL R. MARTIN (2002)

Readers are referred to our periodic reports filed with the SEC, specifically the most recent reports which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

Since the pattern seemed to follow the same pattern as the piano's octaves, he called his periodic law the "Law of Octaves" ❋ Unknown (2010)

There may or may not be other long-term periodic variations in solar radiance, but until their existence and effect are proven and quantified there is no way to incorporate their impact in any model. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Looking at economic history, this is the kind of long term periodic event that seems likely to happen to average out the long-term effect of making money out of thin air. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The house was pleasant and comfortable -- they were too sophisticated to be "periodic" -- and there was always good talk going, if you happened to be the kind that could stand good talk. ❋ Various (1915)

Each billing period, the company charges a fraction of the annual rate, called the "periodic rate," on outstanding balances. ❋ Jason Alderman (2011)

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