periodic
Relative to a period or periodsRelative to a period or periods.
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8 senses(not comparable)Relative to a period or periods.
(not comparable)Having repeated cycles.
periodisch
периоди́ческийperiodíčeskij
періоди́чнийperiodýčnyj
(not comparable)Occurring at regular intervals.
періоди́чнийperiodýčnyj
happening or recurring at regular intervals
(not comparable)Periodical.
(not comparable)Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
(not comparable)For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.
(not comparable, rhetoric)Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
(not comparable)Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.
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Origin
From French périodique, from Medieval Latin periodicus (“cyclical”), from Latin periodus (From French périodique, from Medieval Latin periodicus (“cyclical”), from Latin periodus (“complete sentence, period, circuit”), from Ancient Greek περίοδος (períodos, “cycle, period of time”). By surface analysis, period + -ic.
From per- + iodic.
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- recurring or reappearing from time to time:occasional
- happening or recurring at regular intervals:periodical