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Periodic

adjective
/ˌpɪə-/
Word Frequency: 10.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveRelative to a period or periods.
2.adjectiveHaving repeated cycles.
3.adjectiveOccurring at regular intervals.
4.adjectivePeriodical.
5.adjectivePertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
6.adjective(stochastic processes, of a state) For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.
7.adjectiveHaving a structure characterized by periodic sentences.

Synonyms

cyclicintermittentsporadicoscillatingoscillatoryperiodicalpulsedrhythmicalrhythmiccyclicalperiodperiodically

Antonyms

aperiodicnon-periodic

Rhymes With

rhapsodicmelodicspasmodicepisodicsodicrhodicbodockodd duck
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