Definition of periodic Periodic

/pɪˌɹiɑˈdɪk/ - [pireeadik] - per•i•od•ic

We found 14 definitions of periodic from 4 different sources.

What does periodic mean?

WordNet

Adjective
periodic - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
		periodical
		aperiodic, nonperiodic not recurring at regular intervals
		cyclic recurring in cycles
		oscillating, oscillatory having periodic vibrations
		diurnal of or belonging to or active during the day; "diurnal animals are active during the day"; "diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night"; "diurnal and nocturnal offices"
		day-after-day, day-by-day, day-to-day, daily of or belonging to or occurring every day; "daily routine"; "a daily paper"
		nightly happening every night; "nightly television now goes on until 3:00 or 4:00 a.m."
		hebdomadal, hebdomadary, weekly of or occurring every seven days; "a weekly visit"; "weekly paper"
		semiweekly, biweekly occurring twice a week
		hourly occurring every hour or payable by the hour; "hourly chimes"; "hourly pay"
		half-hourly occurring ever half hour
		fortnightly, biweekly occurring every two weeks
		yearly, annual completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants"
		biannual, half-yearly, semiannual, biyearly occurring or payable twice each year
		biennial, biyearly having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
		triennial occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
		monthly of or occurring or payable every month; "monthly payments"; "the monthly newsletter"
		bimestrial, bimonthly two months long; lasting two months
		semimonthly, bimonthly occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication"
		semestral, semestrial occurring every six months or during every period of six months
periodic - recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"
		occasional

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Wiktionary

periodic (Adjective)
Relative to a period or periods.
periodic (Adjective)
Having repeated cycles.
periodic (Adjective)
Occurring at regular intervals.
periodic (Adjective)
periodical.
periodic (Adjective)
Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
periodic (Adjective)
For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.
periodic (Adjective)
Having a structure characterized by periodic sentence s.
periodic (Adjective)
Relating to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid HIO of iodine.
periodic (Adjective)
Of or derived from a periodic acid .