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periodic
1[ peer-ee-od-ik ]
adjective
- recurring at intervals of time:
periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- occurring or appearing at regular intervals:
periodic visits by doctors to the village.
- repeated at irregular intervals; intermittent:
periodic outbreaks of the disease.
- Physics. recurring at equal intervals of time.
- Mathematics. (of a function) having a graph that repeats after a fixed interval period of the independent variable.
- Astronomy.
- characterized by a series of successive circuits or revolutions, as the motion of a planet or satellite.
- of or relating to a period, as of the revolution of a heavenly body.
- pertaining to or characterized by rhetorical periods, or periodic sentences.
periodic
2[ pur-ahy-od-ik ]
adjective
- of or derived from a periodic acid.
periodic
/ ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk; ˌpɪərɪəˈdɪsɪtɪ /
adjective
- happening or recurring at intervals; intermittent
- of, relating to, or resembling a period
- having or occurring in repeated periods or cycles
Derived Forms
- ˌˈǻ徱, adverb
- periodicity, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ǻ··· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
His father, a salesman for a small company that manufactured grocery-store fixtures, was an alcoholic whose periodic drinking binges devastated the family.
On Friday, Mr O'Callaghan said there were "only small periodic pockets of fire" on the cargo vessel, which were "not causing undue concern".
Yet this can easily be fixed, he adds, so long as the government commits to periodic monitoring and audits which factor in environmental, social and economic needs.
Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but declining vaccination rates have led to periodic outbreaks since then, according to the U.S.
“It is also a best practice to conduct periodic audits of I-9 records to identify and correct any discrepancies before ICE shows up.”
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