单词 | periodic |
释义 | periodic/ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk /adjective 1Appearing or occurring at intervals: the periodic visits she made to her father...
Synonyms regular, periodical, at fixed intervals, recurrent, recurring, repeated, cyclical, cyclic, seasonal; occasional, infrequent, intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic, odd 2 Chemistry Relating to the periodic table of the elements.The steadily increasing weights gave Mendeleyev, Meyer, and others a kind of index by which to order the elements and reveal their periodic behaviour....
3Relating to a rhetorical period.However, in the late 18th century there was a return to the periodic Latinate style. OriginMid 17th century: from French périodique, or via Latin from Greek periodikos 'coming round at intervals', from periodos (see period). Rhymes |
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