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Antonyms for periodic

Grammar : Adj
Spell : peer-ee-od-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪk

Definition of periodic

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French périodique (14c.), from Latin periodicus, from periodus (see period).
  • Periodic table in chemistry (1889) is from notion of the arrangement, in which similar properties recur at intervals in elements in the same area as you read down the rows of the table. This sense of the word is attested from 1872 (periodic law).
  • adj at fixed intervals
Example sentences :
  • The periodic or compensating errors of the planets is another instance.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The periodic time of the moon is the interval required for one circuit of its orbit.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • But what was his surprise to observe that these alterations were not of an annually periodic character.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • His hopes for the best had been but periodic interruptions to a chronic fear of the worst.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • Juno was to at once begin her first contribution to periodic literature.
  • Extract from : « The Spinner's Book of Fiction » by Various
  • The periodic time of the earth is 365 days, omitting the quarter day.
  • Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper
  • "I suppose we could have periodic conferences," Plekhanov said.
  • Extract from : « Adaptation » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • They may, indeed, have quite a different origin from that of the periodic meteors.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • These periodic flip-flops of the Social Pie are called Revolutions.
  • Extract from : « This Giddy Globe » by Oliver Herford
  • In runners and hunters the disease is liable to be periodic.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture

Synonyms for periodic

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