Periodic Definition

pîrē-ŏdĭk

adjective

Having or marked by repeated cycles.

Periodic oscillations.

American Heritage

Occurring, appearing, or recurring at regular intervals.

A periodic fever.

Webster's New World

Occurring from time to time; intermittent.

Webster's New World

Of or characterized by periods.

The periodic motion of a planet.

Webster's New World

Of, characterized by, or expressed in periodic sentences.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Periodic

From French périodique, from Medieval Latin periodicus (“cyclical"), from Latin periodus (“complete sentence, period, circuit"), from Ancient Greek περίοδος (periodos, “cycle, period of time").

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