Periodic

//ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk//

Synonyms for "periodic" (140 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Adjective(3 words)
cyclicclocklikecyclical

Strong matches (42)

Related words (70)

Adjective(2 words)
occasionalperiodical
Adjective(2 words)
periodicalregular

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Translations

73 translations across 26 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • периодичен adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • периодичен adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • периодичен adj ((mathematics) of a state)
  • реторичен adj ((rhetoric) having structure characterized by periodic sentences)

Catalan

2 entries
  • periòdic adj (having repeated cycles)
  • periòdic adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 週期的 /周期的 adj (having repeated cycles)

Czech

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  • periodický adj (having repeated cycles)

Danish

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  • periodisk adj (having repeated cycles)
  • periodisk adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • periodisk adj (periodical)

Finnish

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  • aikakautinen adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • jaksollinen adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • jaksollinen adj (having repeated cycles)
  • jaksollinen adj (occurring at regular intervals)

French

3 entries
  • périodique adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • périodique adj (having repeated cycles)
  • périodique adj (occurring at regular intervals)

German

1 entries
  • periodisch adj (having repeated cycles)

Greek

4 entries
  • περιοδικό adj (periodical)
  • περιοδικός adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • περιοδικός adj (having repeated cycles)
  • περιοδικός adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • מחזורי adj (having repeated cycles)
  • מחזורי adj ((mathematics) of a state)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • időszaki adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • időszakos adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • ismétlődő adj (having repeated cycles)
  • periodikus adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Irish

2 entries
  • tréimhsiúil adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • tréimhsiúil adj ((astronomy) pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit)

Italian

3 entries
  • periodica adj (having repeated cycles)
  • periodico adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • periodico adj (having repeated cycles)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 周期的 adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • 周期的 adj (having repeated cycles)
  • 周期的 adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • 周期的 adj (periodical)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • периодты adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • периодтық adj (relative to a period or periods)

Malay

1 entries
  • berkala adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Māori

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  • huirangi adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • kauteatea adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • putaputa adj (periodical)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • periodisk adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • periodisk adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Polish

4 entries
  • okresowy adj (having repeated cycles)
  • okresowy adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • periodyczny adj (having repeated cycles)
  • periodyczny adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • periódico adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • periódico adj (having repeated cycles)
  • periódico adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Russian

1 entries
  • периоди́ческий adj (having repeated cycles)

Spanish

1 entries
  • periódico adj (having repeated cycles)

Swedish

4 entries
  • period adj (relative to a period or periods)
  • periodisk adj (having repeated cycles)
  • periodisk adj (occurring at regular intervals)
  • periodisk adj (periodical)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • періоди́чний adj (having repeated cycles)
  • періоди́чний adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • פּעריאָדיש adj (having repeated cycles)
  • פּעריאָדיש adj (occurring at regular intervals)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Source: tatoeba (554855)

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

Source: tatoeba (554870)

He learnt the periodic table by heart just for fun.

Source: tatoeba (727759)

"Cuore" is one of those books whose periodic popularity will be assured whenever--as is certain to happen from time to time--the teaching of virtue to the young is revived.

Source: tatoeba (2125819)

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