periodic

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) Relative to a period or periods.
  2. (not-comparable) Having repeated cycles.
  3. (not-comparable) Occurring at regular intervals.
  4. (not-comparable) Periodical.
  5. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
  6. (not-comparable) For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.
  7. (not-comparable, rhetoric) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.

Opposite of
non-periodic, aperiodic
Synonyms

periodical
cyclic
recurring
20k
occasional
C1
seasonal
C2
recurrent
regular
B1
rhythmic
C2
intermittent
29k
circulating
20k
periodicity
interval
C2
isochronal
isochronous
metrical
often
A2
on time
ordinary
B1
pause
C1
periodically
31k
prompt
C2
punctual
C2
reiterative
rotatory
routine
B2
seriate
spasmodic
usual
B1
usually
A2
cyclicity

fixed time

seriated

periodic time

once a season

just another

batch
C1

interdigital pause

break
A1
cadent
circulatory
41k
cyclical
ever-present

fitful

fleeting
C2
frequently
C1
habitual
30k
intermission
22k
Translations

périodique
periódico
periodisch
periodico

περιοδικός

periódico
periodiek
دوري
periòdic
regelmäßig
periodica

periodico

periyodik

Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/
Etymology

From French périodique, from Medieval Latin periodicus (“cyclical”), from Latin periodus (“complete sentence, period, circuit”), from Ancient Greek περίοδος (períodos, “cycle, period of time”). By surface analysis, period + -ic.

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