periodic
形容词 adj.
英 /ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/|/ˌpɪə-/
美 /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪk/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
- Relative to a period or periods.
- Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.
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Having repeated cycles.
— There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”
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Occurring at regular intervals.
— That last problem did intrude on Hazzard’s roamings, and when she refers to the living city it is with periodic references to thefts of cars and wallets, with a warning not to carry anything “snatchable” by the thieves on motorcycles who whiz through the streets.
- Periodical.
- Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
- For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.
- Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
词汇关系
下位词
In terms of hours:
bihourly
circhoral
half-hourly
horary
hourly
hourwise
quarter-hourly
semihourly
subhourly
two-hourly
In terms of days:
bidaily
circadian
daily
diurnal
per diem
quotidian
semi-daily
semidiurnal
tertian
tridaily
In terms of weeks:
biweekly
circaseptan
fortnightly
hebdomadal
hebdomadary
semi-weekly
twi-weekly
twice-weekly
weekly
weeklyish
In terms of months:
bimensal
bimestrial
bimonthly
half-monthly
mensal
menstrual
menstruous
monthly
monthlyish
quarterly
semimenstrual
semimonthly
submonthly
thrice-monthly
trimestral
trimonthly
In terms of years:
annual
biannual
biennary
biennial
half-yearly
pentennial
quadrennial
quinquennial
quintennial
semestral
semiannual
triennial
trieterical
twice-yearly
yearly
In terms of centuries:
bicentennial
centennial
multicentennial
semicentennial
sesquicentennial
tricentennial
Other:
seasonal
secular
衍生词
antiperiodic
aperiodic
biperiodic
diperiodic
equiperiodic
extraperiodic
isoperiodic
monoperiodic
multiperiodic
nonperiodic
omniperiodic
periodically
periodic classification
periodic comet
periodic continued fraction
periodic function
periodic inequality
periodic inventory
periodicize
periodic law
periodic month
periodic structure
periodic system
periodic table
photoperiodic
preperiodic
pseudoperiodic
quasi-periodic
quasiperiodic
semiperiodic
subperiodic
superperiodic
thermoperiodic
uniperiodic
unperiodic
词源
词源 1
From French périodique, from Medieval Latin periodicus (“cyclical”), from Latin periodus (“complete sentence, period, circuit”), from Ancient Greek περίοδος (períodos, “cycle, period of time”). By surface analysis, period + -ic.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Italic *per
Latin perbor.
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Proto-Italic *peri-
Latin per-bor.
English per-
English iodic
English periodic
From per- + iodic.
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Italic *per
Latin perbor.
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Proto-Italic *peri-
Latin per-bor.
English per-
English iodic
English periodic
From per- + iodic.
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