Periodic
Definition of Periodic
Per`i`od´ic a. | 1. | (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO ) of iodine. | | 1. | Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. | | 2. | Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical motion of the planets round the sun. | | 3. | Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning regularly, after a certain period of time; acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics. | | 4. | (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence. |
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