periodic1

[peer-ee-od-ik] /ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪk/
adjective
1.
recurring at intervals of time:
periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
2.
occurring or appearing at regular intervals:
periodic visits of a mail steamer to an island.
3.
repeated at irregular intervals; intermittent:
periodic outbreaks of the disease.
4.
Physics. recurring at equal intervals of time.
5.
Mathematics. (of a function) having a graph that repeats after a fixed interval (period) of the independent variable.
6.
Astronomy.
  1. characterized by a series of successive circuits or revolutions, as the motion of a planet or satellite.
  2. of or pertaining to a period, as of the revolution of a heavenly body.
7.
pertaining to or characterized by rhetorical periods, or periodic sentences.
Origin
1635-45; < Latin periodicus < Greek periodikós. See period, -ic
Related forms
periodically, adverb
quasi-periodically, adverb

periodic2

[pur-ahy-od-ik] /ˌpɜr aɪˈɒd ɪk/
adjective, Chemistry
1.
of or derived from a periodic acid.
Origin
1830-40; per- + iodic
Examples from the web for periodic
  • It was an insurance policy, typically on a corporate bond, with periodic premium payments and a fixed term.
  • Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is an inherited disorder that causes occasional episodes of muscle weakness.
  • periodic dips in starlight can be caused by planets that partially eclipse, or transit, their host stars.
  • The various archaeologists on the team have had to take periodic breaks from shoveling and shifting to do interviews.
  • He went to a medical reference site and typed in hypokalemic periodic paralysis and hyperthyroidism.
  • Conducts periodic reviews of existing policies to ensure effective ness.
  • Parliamentarians feed periodic rumours of her imminent dismissal.
  • The observatory is repaired during periodic service calls by a space shuttle.
  • Moisture-loving trees that thrive in moist or wet soils, even tolerate periodic flooding.
  • Most can look forward to full, normal lives, interrupted only by periodic examinations to be sure.
British Dictionary definitions for periodic

periodic

/ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk/
adjective
1.
happening or recurring at intervals; intermittent
2.
of, relating to, or resembling a period
3.
having or occurring in repeated periods or cycles
Derived Forms
periodically, adverb
periodicity (ˌpɪərɪəˈdɪsɪtɪ) noun
Word Origin and History for periodic
adj.

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).

periodic in Medicine

periodic pe·ri·od·ic (pĭr'ē-ŏd'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Having or marked by repeated cycles.

  2. Recurring at regular intervals.