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pe·ri·od·ic

(pîr′ē-ŏd′ĭk)
adj.
1. Having or marked by repeated cycles: periodic oscillations.
2. Happening or appearing regularly or from time to time: periodic dental checkups; periodic rain showers.
3. Characterized by periodic sentences.

pe′ri·od′i·cal·ly adv.
Synonyms: periodic, sporadic, intermittent, occasional
These adjectives all mean recurring or reappearing now and then. Something periodic occurs at regular or unsurprising intervals: periodic disruptions in electricity. Sporadic implies scattered, irregular, unpredictable, or isolated instances: spies who could manage only sporadic contact. Intermittent describes something that stops and starts, often with no discernable pattern: heard intermittent gunfire in the distance. What is occasional happens randomly and irregularly: a retired celebrity still making occasional appearances in public.
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Adv. 1. periodically - in a sporadic manner; "he only works sporadically"
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periodically

adverb
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Translations
دَوْرِيَّا، في فَتَرات مُنْتَظَمَه
pravidelně
lejlighedsvist
reglulega; öîru hverju
düzenli aralıklarla

periodically

[ˌpɪerɪˈɒdɪkəlɪ] ADV (= at regular intervals) → periódicamente ; (= from time to time) → cada cierto tiempo, de vez en cuando
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periodically

[ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkəli] advpériodiquement periodic table nclassification f périodique des éléments period pain ndouleurs fpl menstruelles period pains npldouleurs fpl menstruelles period piece n (= play, book, film) → œuvre f historique
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periodically

advperiodisch ; (= regularly also)regelmäßig
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periodically

[ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪklɪ] advperiodicamente
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period

(ˈpiəriəd) noun
1. any length of time. a period of three days; a period of waiting. tydperk فَتْرَه период período období, doba die Zeitspanne periode; tidsrum περίοδος período aeg بازه زمانی؛ زمان ajanjakso période פֶּרֶק-זְמָן काल, अवधि razdoblje, vrijeme (idő)tartam masa tími, skeið, tímabil periodo 期間 기간 laikotarpis, metas periods; laika posms tempoh periode tidsrom, periode okres وخت مهال، دوره، موده، پاى، ټكى período perioadă промежуток времени; период obdobie, doba obdobje period period, tidsrymd ระยะเวลา süre, dönem 時期 період زمانہ giai đoạn 时期
2. a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc. the Pleistocene period; the modern period. tydperk عَهْد، عَصْر ера período éra, epocha, fáze das Zeitalter periode; tidsalder περίοδος, εποχή era, fase, etapa periood, ajastu دوره؛ عصر aikakausi ère, période תקופה परिक्रमण काल period, razdoblje kor(szak) zaman tímabil periodo, era 〜紀 시대 periodas, epocha periods; laikmets zaman tijdperk tidsalder, stadium, periode faza, okres وخت مهال período eră, epocă эпоха éra, epocha doba period period, skede สมัย dönem, çağ період, час عہد kỷ
3. the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop. punt نُقْطَة تَدُل عَلى إنتِهاء الجُمْلَه точка ponto tečka ), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.der Punkt punktum τελεία punto punkt نقطه piste point נקודה पूर्ण वाक्य točka pont (írásjel) titik punktur punto ピリオド 마침표 taškas punkts noktah punt punktum kropka نښه ponto punct точка bodka pika tačka punkt เครื่องหมายมหัพภาค nokta 句號 крапка فل اسٹاپ dấu chấm 句号
adjective
(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old. period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). tydperk من نَفْس الفَتْرَه стар de época dobový, historický zeitgeschichtlich, Stil... tidstypisk; stil- εποχής (π.χ. για ένδυμα) de época ajalooline وابسته به دوره بخصوص؛ قدیمی historiallinen d'époque תקופה प्राचीन starinski, historijski korabeli; stíl- zaman dulu frá tilteknu tímabili (d'epoca) 時代物の 시대 senovinis, būdingas tam tikrai epochai vēsturisks; laikmeta- zaman dulu antiek stil-, i den tids stil historyczny, antyczny پخوا de época de epocă исторический; старинный dobový, historický stilen star tidstrogen, stil[möbler] เก่า belli bir döneme ait 過去某一特定時期的 такий, що належить до певного періоду قديم cổ/ lâu 过去某一特定时期的
ˌperiˈodic (-ˈo-) adjective
1. happening, done etc occasionally. He suffers from periodic fits of depression. periodiek من فَتْرَةٍ الى اُخْرى периодичен periódico občasný, příležitostný regelmäßig periodevis περιοδικός periódico perioodiline گهگاهی jaksottainen périodique תקופתי नियतकालिक periodičan időszakos kadang-kadang terjadi reglulegur periodico 周期的な 종종 일어나는 periodiškas periodisks berkala periodiek periodisk; tidvis okresowy مهالى، موقوته، دوره يي، روڼى periódico periodic периодический občasný občasen periodičan periodisk, periodiskt återkommande บางครั้งบางคราว arasıra olan 間歇(性)的 періодичний ميعادي theo chu kỳ 间发(性)的
2. (also ˌperiˈodical) happening, done etc at regular intervals. periodical reports. gereeld دَوْري، على فَتَرات منتَظَمَه цикличен periódico pravidelný regelmäßig periodisk περιοδικός periódico perioodiline ادواری؛ تناوبی säännöllinen périodique מחזורי नियतकालिक u razmacima periodikus berkala gert/gefið út reglulega periodico 定期の 주기적인, 정기적인 periodinis periodisks, regulārs berkala periodiek periodisk, med jevne mellomrom okresowy دوره يي periódico periodic периодический pravidelný reden periodičan periodisk, periodiskt återkommande ซึ่งเป็นระยะ ๆ düzenli aralıklarla olan 週期性的 періодичний دوري định kỳ 周期的
ˌperiˈodically adverb
We see each other periodically. nou en dan, gereeld دَوْرِيَّا، في فَتَرات مُنْتَظَمَه периодично periodicamente pravidelně regelmäßig lejlighedsvist περιοδικά periódicamente perioodiliselt گهگاه؛ متناوباً säännöllisesti périodiquement בְּמַחזוֹרִיוּת नियतकाल में periodički időnként kadang-kadang reglulega; öðru hverju periodicamente 定期的に 정기적으로 periodiškai periodiski, regulāri secara berkala met regelmatige tussenpozen med jevne mellomrom okresowo په روڼ، وار periodicamente periodic время от времени pravidelne redno periodično då och då, med jämna mellanrum อย่างเป็นครั้งคราว düzenli aralıklarla 定期地 час від часу; періодично مختصر وقفہ سے một cách định kỳ 定期地
ˌperiˈodical (-ˈo-) noun
a magazine which is issued regularly (every week, month etc). tydskrif مَجَلَّه أو نَشْرَة دَورِيَّه периодично издание periódico časopis die Zeitschrift tidsskrift περιοδικό periódico, publicación periódica ajakiri مجله ای که با فاصله زمانی مشخص چاپ می شود aikakauslehti périodique כְּתָב-עֵת आवर्ती perodičan, periodika folyóirat berkala tímarit periodico 定期刊行物 정기 간행물 periodinis leidinys periodisks izdevums berkala tijdschrift tidsskrift czasopismo وارى، وڼۍ، نوبتي، موقوته periódico peri­­o­dic, publi­caţie periodică периодическое издание časopis periodični tisk mesečni časopis tidskrift ซึ่งตีพิมพ์ตามกําหนดเวลา dergi, mecmua 期刊 періодичне видання, журнал ہفتہ وار، ماہ وار رسالہ tạp chí xuất bản định kỳ 期刊
adjective
see periodic.
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The following pages were written more than twenty years since, and were then published periodically in Household Words.
Their dismal shores are studded thickly with scaffold-like, enormous timber structures, whose lofty heads are veiled periodically by the infernal gritty night of a cloud of coal-dust.
It was enough for them that their Xavier--this son, this father, this husband--ascended periodically to commune with powers, it might be angelic, beyond their comprehension, and that they united daily in prayers for his safety.
"It was on one of these days, when my cottagers periodically rested from labour--the old man played on his guitar, and the children listened to him--that I observed the countenance of Felix was melancholy beyond expression; he sighed frequently, and once his father paused in his music, and I conjectured by his manner that he inquired the cause of his son's sorrow.
I received the Colonel's letters, periodically reporting himself a living man.
Even the judges, with all other officers of the Union, will, as in the several States, be the choice, though a remote choice, of the people themselves, the duration of the appointments is equally conformable to the republican standard, and to the model of State constitutions The House of Representatives is periodically elective, as in all the States; and for the period of two years, as in the State of South Carolina.
Its air is much more attenuated than ours, its oceans have shrunk until they cover but a third of its surface, and as its slow seasons change huge snowcaps gather and melt about either pole and periodically inundate its temperate zones.
He is learned in old manorial and communal rights, and he applies his knowledge sometimes in favour of the villagers of Fernworthy and sometimes against them, so that he is periodically either carried in triumph down the village street or else burned in effigy, according to his latest exploit.
Another ruined suitor, who periodically appears from Shropshire and breaks out into efforts to address the Chancellor at the close of the day's business and who can by no means be made to understand that the Chancellor is legally ignorant of his existence after making it desolate for a quarter of a century, plants himself in a good place and keeps an eye on the judge, ready to call out "My Lord!" in a voice of sonorous complaint on the instant of his rising.
It was in a way akin to that common habit of men and women troubled by real or fancied grievances, who periodically and volubly break their long-suffering silence and "have their say" till the last word is said.
The canoes appeared very black on the white hiss of water; turbaned heads swayed back and forth; a multitude of arms in crimson and yellow rose and fell with one movement; the spearmen upright in the bows of canoes had variegated sarongs and gleaming shoulders like bronze statues; the muttered strophes of the paddlers' song ended periodically in a plaintive shout.
Gradgrind greatly tormented his mind about what the people read in this library: a point whereon little rivers of tabular statements periodically flowed into the howling ocean of tabular statements, which no diver ever got to any depth in and came up sane.

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