Periodic

/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/

Synonyms for "periodic" (225 found)

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Closest matches (45)

alternate articulated beating catenated ceaseless circling concatenated connected constant continual continued continuing continuous cyclic cyclical direct editorial endless episodic epochal

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even ever-recurringevery otherfeatureless fitful fluctuant fluctuating fluctuational

Noun(6 words)

annual meetingcrystal lattice pointscycle basedcyclingepochal shiftfestival

Verb(1 words)

cycled

Adjective(2 words)

cyclic cyclical

Adjective(8 words)

cycliccyclic groupcyclic movementcyclic patterncyclic sequencecyclic shapeepisodic tearingfiscal activity

Strong matches (68)

Noun(12 words)

french regulergroup rotation planinterval kikladhes lissajousmath periodmore seasonalmost weekly-patternedoscillatory motionquarterlyquarterly patternquarterly test score pattern

frequent gapless harmonic haunting immediate incessant interminable intermittent isochronal isochronous iterative joined jointless journalese journalistic libratory linked magazinish magaziny measured

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metronomic monotonousnever endingnever-ending newspaperish newspapery nonstop nutational occasionalon-again-off-againoscillating oscillatory pendular pendulous perennial periodical pulsing reappearing reciprocal recurrent recurring

Adjective(11 words)

historical cyclemass production eramonthly patternnatural process cycleoccasionaloffline algorithmperiodical quadrennial quartan recurrentrecurrent event

Determiner(1 words)

more repeating-pattern sequence

Adjective(1 words)

periodical

Verb(2 words)

porpoised reappeared

Related words (112)

Adjective(47 words)

recurringrecurring eventsrecurring motifrecurring patternrecurring symbolregularregular breaksregular stringreoccurringrepeated sequencerepeating objectrepeating patternsrepeating sequencerepeating-patternedrepetitive patternsrepetitive scheduleroutine checkseasonal activityseasonal capacityseasonal change

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seasonal cycleseasonal data patternseasonal descriptorseasonal motifseasonal no demandseasonal participation patternseasonal patternsseasonal phenomenonseasonal plant processseasonal repetitive patternseasonal scalingseasonal shiftseasonal sizingseasonal streamseasonal theme imageryseasonal trendseasonal variationseasonal weathersinusoidalsummer patternweekly meetingweekly patternweekly patternsweekly scheduleweekly syllabusweekly templateweekly templates

Noun(16 words)

recurring tasksrecurring weeklyregular patternregular physics courseregular typeregularly scheduledrepeating patternroutine health checksseasonal capseasonal demandseasonal drip-irrigation scheduleseasonal engagement cycleseasonal patternseasonal trend chartsine wave currentweekly lesson plan

Verb(1 words)

reemerged

regular repeated repetitive reportorial resonant returning revenant rhythmic rotaryround-the-clockrunning seamless seasonal serial serried smooth spasmodic sporadic stable steady

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Adjective(1 words)

regular

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7 relation types

More general

3 entries

functional propertymathematical propertytemporal property

More specific

8 entries

annual cyclecircadian rhythmcosine wavemonthly cycleperiodic functionseasonal cyclesinusoidal functionsquare wave

Collocations

6 entries

periodic assessmentperiodic functionperiodic quizperiodic reviewperiodic scheduleperiodic table

Inflections

2 entries

more periodicmost periodic

Derivations

3 entries

periodically periodicity periodicize

Antonyms

1 entries

aperiodic

similar

33 entries

annual biannual biennial bimestrial bimonthly biweekly biyearly cyclic dailyday-after-dayday-by-dayday-to-daydiurnal fortnightly half-hourly half-yearly

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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.

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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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"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.

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