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periodical Definition

pe·ri·odi·cal (pir′ē äd′i kəl)

adjective

  1. periodic
  2. published at regular intervals, as weekly, monthly, etc.
  3. of a periodical

noun

a periodical publication

periodical Synonyms

periodical

modif.

periodic, rhythmic, regular, cyclic, cyclical, fluctuating, orbital, pendulumlike, recurrent, recurring, intermittent, alternate, serial, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, at various times, at regular intervals, at fixed intervals, on certain occasions, at predetermined times, at regular times, annual, perennial, centennial; see also regular 3.

periodical Synonyms

periodical

n.

review, number, publication; see magazine 2, newspaper.

periodical Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • devote: New serious English art periodicals devoted much space to French art.
  • borrow: BORROWING No periodicals bound or unbound may be taken out of the Library at any time.
  • publish: Legal Journals Index is an index with brief abstracts to well over 400 periodicals published in England.
  • index: For a list of American Studies periodicals indexed on Periodicals Index Online, click here.
  • hold: Journals: Periodicals held by the Library are all indexed on the Library catalog.

Adjective modifier

  • English-language: Password access British Education Index Bibliographic references to British and selected European English-language periodicals in the field of education and training, from 1975.
  • studies-related: For a list of over 300 American Studies-related periodicals indexed on Ingenta, click here.
  • genealogical: She is co-author of Your Guide to the Family History Library and an author for genealogical periodicals including Ancestry Magazine.
  • scholarly: JSTOR is a full-text electronic archive of core scholarly periodicals.
  • literary: With an average of over 24,000 readers per issue, Blithe House Quarterly is the most widely read of LGBT literary periodicals.
  • quarterly: The former states This edition is an exact facsimile of certain pages in the quarterly periodical, FORM.

Modifies a noun

  • subscription: The largest level of expenditure is on periodical subscriptions.
  • payment: The main change proposed would see a shift from a lump sum payment at the outset to periodical payments.
  • holding: The periodical holdings of all the sites are listed within the library catalog.
  • title: The list is also searchable by single keyword or " string " from the periodical title.
  • literature: However, it is possible to search periodical literature by author, keyword, subject, etc using commercial indexes.
  • article: Wilson Art Index to periodical articles articles on all aspects of the arts.

Noun used with modifier

  • full-text: More full-text periodicals will probably be available online in the future.
  • art: New serious English art periodicals devoted much space to French art.
  • specialist: You can find them in newspapers, specialist periodicals and books, both fiction and non-fiction.