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Periodic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Periodic
(a.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO/) of iodine.
(a.)
Alt. of Periodical
(a.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO/) of iodine.
(a.)
Alt. of Periodical
| WordNet 2.0 |
periodic
Adjective
1. happening or recurring at regular intervals
(synonym) periodical
(antonym) aperiodic, nonperiodic
(similar) cyclic
2. recurring at regular intervals
(similar) rhythmical, rhythmic
3. recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"
(similar) sporadic
Adjective
1. happening or recurring at regular intervals
(synonym) periodical
(antonym) aperiodic, nonperiodic
(similar) cyclic
2. recurring at regular intervals
(similar) rhythmical, rhythmic
3. recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"
(similar) sporadic
| hEnglish - advanced version |
periodic
periodic
\per`i*od"ic\ (?), a. [pref. per- + iodic.] (chem.) pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (hio&?;) of iodine. [
periodic
\pe`ri*od"ic\ (?), periodical \pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (?), ] a. [l. periodicus, gr. &?;: cf. f. périodique.]
1. of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. the periodicaltimes of all the satellites. herschel.
2. performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical motion of the planets round the sun.
3. happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning regularly, after a certain period of time; acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics. the periodic return of a plant's flowering. enslow. to influence opinion through the periodical press. ourthope.
4. (rhet.) of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence.
periodic
comet (astron.), a comet that moves about the sun in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of its approaches to the sun.
periodic
function (math.), a function whose values recur at fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. the trigonomertic functions, as sin x, tan x, etc., are periodic functions. exponential functions are also periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic functions have not only a real but an imaginary period, and are hence called doubly periodic.
periodic
law (chem.), the generalization that the properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions of their atomic wieghts. "in other words, if the elements are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will be found that nearly the same properties recur periodically throughout the entire series." the following tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the regular recurrence of groups (under i., ii., iii., iv., etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural family. the gaps in the table indicate the probable existence of unknown elements. table of the periodic law of the chemical elements (the vertical columns contain the periodic groups) series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[ -------------------------------------------------------------- |i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. | rh4 rh3 rh3 rh |r2o ro r3o3 ro2 r2o5 ro3 r2o7 ro4 -------------------------------------------------------------- h 1 li 7 na 23 k 39 (cu) 63 rb 85.2 (ag) (108) cs 133 (-) (-) (au) (197) (-)
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note: a similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way by newlands; but the law in its effective form was developed and elaborated by mendelejeff, whence it is sometimes called mendelejeff's law important extensions of it were also made by l. meyer. by this means mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
periodic
star (astron.), a variable star whose changes of brightness recur at fixed periods.
periodic
time of a heavenly body (astron.), the time of a complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a satellite about its primary.
periodic
adj
1. happening or recurring at regular intervals [syn: periodical]
[ant: aperiodic]
2. recurring at regular intervals
3. recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"
periodic
\per`i*od"ic\ (?), a. [pref. per- + iodic.] (chem.) pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (hio&?;) of iodine. [
periodic
\pe`ri*od"ic\ (?), periodical \pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (?), ] a. [l. periodicus, gr. &?;: cf. f. périodique.]
1. of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. the periodicaltimes of all the satellites. herschel.
2. performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical motion of the planets round the sun.
3. happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning regularly, after a certain period of time; acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics. the periodic return of a plant's flowering. enslow. to influence opinion through the periodical press. ourthope.
4. (rhet.) of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence.
periodic
comet (astron.), a comet that moves about the sun in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of its approaches to the sun.
periodic
function (math.), a function whose values recur at fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. the trigonomertic functions, as sin x, tan x, etc., are periodic functions. exponential functions are also periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic functions have not only a real but an imaginary period, and are hence called doubly periodic.
periodic
law (chem.), the generalization that the properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions of their atomic wieghts. "in other words, if the elements are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will be found that nearly the same properties recur periodically throughout the entire series." the following tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the regular recurrence of groups (under i., ii., iii., iv., etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural family. the gaps in the table indicate the probable existence of unknown elements. table of the periodic law of the chemical elements (the vertical columns contain the periodic groups) series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[ -------------------------------------------------------------- |i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. | rh4 rh3 rh3 rh |r2o ro r3o3 ro2 r2o5 ro3 r2o7 ro4 -------------------------------------------------------------- h 1 li 7 na 23 k 39 (cu) 63 rb 85.2 (ag) (108) cs 133 (-) (-) (au) (197) (-)
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note: a similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way by newlands; but the law in its effective form was developed and elaborated by mendelejeff, whence it is sometimes called mendelejeff's law important extensions of it were also made by l. meyer. by this means mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
periodic
star (astron.), a variable star whose changes of brightness recur at fixed periods.
periodic
time of a heavenly body (astron.), the time of a complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a satellite about its primary.
periodic
adj
1. happening or recurring at regular intervals [syn: periodical]
[ant: aperiodic]
2. recurring at regular intervals
3. recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"
Periodic Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Periodic.
A process that executes at a fixed rate; Compare: aperiodic;
A process that executes at a fixed rate; Compare: aperiodic;
Periodic Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Periodic
wak-krus-, wak-krusik
wak-krus-, wak-krusik
Periodic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Period
Period and periodic may refer to:
- An interval of time that an event, chain of events, instance or happening, takes place within. It is measured between a start point and an end point and generally repeats (which is where the term period came to describe a female's menstrual cycle) or progresses, in a with the end point of one period being the start point of the next.
- A periodic sentence.
- A full stop, a punctuation mark which indicates the end of a sentence (.).
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