periodic

1. 1.

   happening or recurring at regular intervals

   “the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust”

   Synonymsperiodical

   Antonymsaperiodic

   Similarcyclicoscillatorydiurnaldailynightlyweeklysemiweeklyhourly
2. 2.

   recurring or reappearing from time to time

   “periodic feelings of anxiety”

   Synonymsoccasional

   Similarsporadic

Questions about periodic

What does periodic mean?

periodic means "happening or recurring at regular intervals". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in periodic?

periodic has 4 syllables: per-i-o-dic. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪk/.

What is another word for periodic?

Close synonyms include periodical, occasional. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of periodic?

The recorded antonyms are aperiodic.

Is periodic a common word?

periodic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.