Periodic events or situations happen occasionally, at fairly regular intervals.
Periodic checks are taken to ensure that high standards are maintained.
...periodic bouts of illness.
Synonyms: recurrent, regular, repeated, occasional More Synonyms of periodic
periodic in British English
(ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk)
adjective
1.
happening or recurring at intervals; intermittent
2.
of, relating to, or resembling a period
3.
having or occurring in repeated periods or cycles
Derived forms
periodically (ˌperiˈodically)
adverb
periodicity (ˌpɪərɪəˈdɪsɪtɪ)
noun
periodic in American English
(ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk)
adjective
1.
occurring, appearing, or recurring at regular intervals
a periodic fever
2.
occurring from time to time; intermittent
3.
of or characterized by periods
the periodic motion of a planet
4.
of, characterized by, or expressed in periodic sentences
SIMILAR WORDS: ˌinterˈmittent
Word origin
MFr periodique < L periodicus < Gr periodikos
Examples of 'periodic' in a sentence
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We have all the elements of the chemistry periodic table in our soil.
The Sun (2009)
The committee undertakes periodic reviews of existing permitted additives and approves new ones.
Hanssen, Maurice & Marsden, Jill E For Additives (1987)
No doubt for most periodic payments that would typically be the case.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The periodic table has a new member.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The periodic table and the sewing machine apparently came to their inventors in dreams.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My dad can still recite the first few elements of the periodic table.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He has this uncanny ability to understand the periodic table.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Four new elements in the periodic table were discovered this week but they lack names.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Four new elements have been discovered in the periodic table and are in need of names.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Downstairs in the lobby there is a huge periodic table behind the reception desk.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Artists look at the cultural significance of the many marvellously volatile elements of the periodic table.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Times for periodic review of my performance and progress toward that call should also have been spelled out.
Christianity Today (2000)
The actual ground rents are subject to periodic review, depending on the lease terms.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Once his periodic table had been drawn, these blanks were suddenly obvious.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
At each periodic review of his detention it was concluded that he remained a threat and that it was still necessary to intern him.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Rental income from offices, shops and factories tends to keep pace with inflation because landlords build in periodic rent reviews.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A currency swap involves an exchange of a periodic set of payments in one currency for a periodic set of payments in anothercurrency.
Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995)
The introduction of a new system of periodic payments and structured settlements in the 1980s represented a huge step forward in our treatment of personal injury cases.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Furthermore, we need periodic reviews of the sector to reassure us that the ring-fence as a whole is working.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He rarely speaks, yet you suspect that within him lies a sentimental heart, judging from his periodic bouts of maudlin violence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Not that there haven't been periodic bouts of investment protectionism in the US.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The stories kept coming, week in week out, and they had periodic bouts of trying to work out who it was that was betraying them.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
periodic
British English: periodic ADJECTIVE
Periodic events or situations happen occasionally, at fairly regular intervals.
Periodic checks are taken to ensure that high standards are maintained.
American English: periodic
Brazilian Portuguese: periódico
Chinese: 周期性的
European Spanish: periódico
French: périodique
German: periodisch
Italian: periodico
Japanese: 定期的な
Korean: 주기적인
European Portuguese: periódico
Latin American Spanish: periódico
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All related terms of 'periodic'
periodic acid
any of various oxyacids of iodine containing a greater proportion of oxygen than iodic acid and differing from each other in water content , esp either of the crystalline compounds HIO 4 ( metaperiodic acid ) and H 5 IO 6 ( paraperiodic acid )
periodic law
the principle that the chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic weights or, more accurately, of their atomic numbers
periodic rate
The periodic rate is the interest rate charged for each period, such as monthly or quarterly .
periodic system
the classification of the elements based on the periodic law
periodic table
In chemistry , the periodic table is a table showing the chemical elements arranged according to their atomic numbers .
quasi-periodic
almost periodic
periodic function
a function, such as sin x , whose value is repeated at constant intervals
periodic inventory
Periodic inventory is a method of valuing inventory, usually at the end of accounting periods, by physically counting all merchandise held in stock at that time.
periodic sentence
a sentence in which the completion of the main clause is left to the end, thus creating an effect of suspense
periodic tenancy
the letting of a dwelling for a repeated short term , as by the week , month , or quarter , with no end date
repeating decimal
a decimal in which beyond a certain point some digit or group of digits is repeated indefinitely ( Ex .: 0.47382382382...)
Chinese translation of 'periodic'
periodic
(pɪərɪˈɔdɪk)
adj
[event, occurrence]周(週)期性的 (zhōuqīxìng de)
(adjective)
Definition
recurring at intervals
Periodic checks are made to ensure quality.
Synonyms
recurrent
buildings in which staff suffer recurrent illness
regular
Take regular exercise.
repeated
occasional
I still get the occasional nightmare about the accident.
periodical
periodical fits of depression
seasonal
cyclical
sporadic
The sound of sporadic thunder could still be heard.
intermittent
After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
every so often
infrequent
She was paying one of her infrequent visits to London.
cyclic
every once in a while
spasmodic
My husband's work was so spasmodic.
at fixed intervals
Additional synonyms
in the sense of infrequent
Definition
not happening often
She was paying one of her infrequent visits to London.
Synonyms
occasional,
rare,
uncommon,
unusual,
sporadic,
few and far between,
once in a blue moon
in the sense of intermittent
Definition
occurring at intervals
After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
Synonyms
periodic,
broken,
occasional,
recurring,
irregular,
punctuated,
sporadic,
recurrent,
stop-go (informal),
fitful,
spasmodic,
discontinuous
in the sense of occasional
Definition
happening from time to time
I still get the occasional nightmare about the accident.
Synonyms
infrequent,
odd,
rare,
casual,
irregular,
sporadic,
intermittent,
few and far between,
desultory,
periodic
Synonyms of 'periodic'
periodic
Explore 'periodic' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of periodical
Definition
periodic or occasional
periodical fits of depression
Synonyms
recurrent,
regular,
repeated,
occasional,
seasonal,
cyclical,
sporadic,
intermittent,
every so often,
infrequent,
cyclic,
every once in a while,
spasmodic,
at fixed intervals
in the sense of regular
Definition
occurring at fixed or prearranged intervals
Take regular exercise.
Synonyms
frequent,
daily,
repeated,
constant,
periodic,
continual,
recurrent,
habitual
in the sense of spasmodic
Definition
taking place in sudden short spells
My husband's work was so spasmodic.
Synonyms
sporadic,
irregular,
erratic,
intermittent,
jerky,
fitful,
convulsive
in the sense of sporadic
Definition
happening at irregular intervals
The sound of sporadic thunder could still be heard.