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periodic
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What does periodic mean?
adjective
- Relative to a period or periods.
- Having repeated cycles.
- Occurring at regular intervals.
More meanings (5)
adjective
- Periodical.
- Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
- For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.
- Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
- Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.
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This really claims the advisability of verbal prohibition, which is absolutely useless, unless supported by the second class of safeguard, periodic "inspection."
Some comets pass in and out of their sun currents at regular intervals and are called periodic, i.e., its orbit is an ellipse.
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Adorned with old jewels and old lace, she regularly graced her table at the periodic big dinners it was her pride to give.
This wave indicates a periodic variation in the bodily metabolism, and is probably directly influenced by the rhythmic activity of the menstrual center.
Such animals usually suffer from a catarrhal or chronic inflammation of the intestine, and may have periodic attacks of acute indigestion or colic.