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- Dictionaryperiodic/ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk/
adjective
- 1. appearing or occurring at intervals: "the periodic visits she made to her father"
- 2. relating to the periodic table of the elements.
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Learn the meaning of periodic as an adjective in English, with synonyms, related words, and usage examples. Find out how periodic can describe events, patterns, or time intervals that repeat regularly or irregularly.
Learn the meaning of periodic as an adjective that describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of periodic.
Learn the meaning of periodic as an adjective in English, with synonyms, related words, and usage examples. Find out how periodic is used in science, physics, and astronomy to describe patterns or events that repeat at regular intervals.
Definition of periodic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The periodic table is the organized array of all the chemical elements in order of increasing atomic number, showing their recurring patterns of properties. Learn about the history, structure, and applications of the periodic table from Britannica.
adjective. happening or recurring at regular intervals. “the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust” synonyms: periodical. cyclic. marked by repeated cycles. oscillating, oscillatory. having periodic vibrations. diurnal. having a daily cycle or occurring every day. daily, day-after-day, day-by-day, day-to-day.
Periodic definition: recurring at intervals of time. See examples of PERIODIC used in a sentence.
