periodic

Collocations

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ADJ.

chemical, dark, familiar, numeral, separate, unique

The periodic table organizes all known chemical elements by their properties.

VERB + PERIODIC

know, memorizing, say, working

I've been working periodic shifts at the restaurant for about three months now.

PERIODIC + NOUN

cicadas, countries, cowboys, elements, heart, holidays, reminder, symbol

The periodic table of elements is displayed on the classroom wall.

PREP.

in, off, on, out, with, with

The dentist recommended periodic checkups to keep my teeth healthy.

Definitions

adj

1

Relative to a period or periods.

2

Having repeated cycles.

There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”

3

Occurring at regular intervals.

That last problem did intrude on Hazzard’s roamings, and when she refers to the living city it is with periodic references to thefts of cars and wallets, with a warning not to carry anything “snatchable” by the thieves on motorcycles who whiz through the streets.

4

Periodical.

5

Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.

adj

1

Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — recurring or reappearing from time to time

occasional

adjective — happening or recurring at regular intervals

periodical

Antonyms

aperiodic
nonperiodic

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fe

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That last problem did intrude on Hazzard’s roamings, and when she refers to the living city it is with periodic references to thefts of cars and wallets, with a warning not to carry anything “snatchab

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Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

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He learnt the periodic table by heart just for fun.

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Chlorine is one of the elements in the periodic table.

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The periodic flooding of the Nile is very important to Egypt.

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