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1. (adj.) periodic
recurring at intervals of time:
periodic revivals of interest in handicrafts.
2. periodic
occurring at regular intervals:
periodic visits of a mailboat to the island.
3. periodic
recurring irregularly; intermittent:
periodic outbreaks of smallpox.
4. periodic
Physics. recurring at equal intervals of time.
5. periodic
Math. (of a function) having a graph that repeats after a fixed interval of the independent variable.
6. periodic
Astron.
7. periodic
characterized by a series of successive circuits or revolutions, as the motion of a planet or satellite.
8. periodic
of or pertaining to a period, as of a heavenly body.
9. periodic
pertaining to or characterized by periodic sentences.
Etymology: (1635–45; < L periodicus < Gk periodikós)
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1. (adj) periodic, periodical
happening or recurring at regular intervals
"the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
2. (adj) periodic, occasional
recurring or reappearing from time to time
"periodic feelings of anxiety"
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1. (adj) periodic
pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO/) of iodine
2. (adj) periodic
alt. of Periodical
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Sense: happening, done etc occasionally
He suffers from periodic fits of depression.
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 Afrikaans: periodiek |
 Arabic: من فَتْرَةٍ الى اُخْرى |
 Bulgarian: периодичен |
 Brazilian: periódico |
 Czech: občasný, příležitostný |
 German: regelmäßig |
 Danish: periodevis |
 Greek: περιοδικός |
 Spanish: periódico |
 Estonian: perioodiline |
 Farsi: گهگاهی |
 Finnish: jaksottainen |
 French: périodique |
 Hebrew: תְקוּפָתִי |
 Hindi: नियतकालिक |
 Croatian: periodičan |
 Hungarian: időszakos |
 Indonesian: kadang-kadang terjadi |
 Icelandic: reglulegur |
 Italian: periodico |
 Japanese: 周期的な |
 Korean: 종종 일어나는 |
 Lithuanian: periodiškas |
 Latvian: periodisks |
 Malay: berkala |
 Dutch: periodiek |
 Norwegian: periodisk; tidvis |
 Polish: okresowy |
 Persian: گهگاهی |
 Pashto: مهالى، موقوته، دوره يي، ر |
 Portuguese: periódico |
 Romanian: periodic |
 Russian: периодический |
 Slovak: občasný |
 Slovenian: občasen |
 Serbian: periodičan |
 Swedish: periodisk, periodisktåter |
 Thai: บางครั้งบางคราว |
 Turkish: arasıra olan |
 Taiwanese: 間歇(性)的 |
 Ukrainian: періодичний |
 Urdu: ميعادي |
 Vietnamese: theo chu kỳ |
 Chinese: 间发（性）的 |
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