Periodic — Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periodic comet — Periodic Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periodic function — Periodic Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periodic law — Periodic Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periodic star — Periodic Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periodic time of a heavenly body — Periodic Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
periodic law — n a law in chemistry: the elements when arranged in the order of their atomic numbers show a periodic variation of atomic structure and of most of their properties called also Mendeleev s law * * * if the elements are arranged in the sequence of… … Medical dictionary
periodic table — n an arrangement of chemical elements based on the periodic law * * * an ordering of all the known chemical elements in the form of a chart according to the periodic law, in which corresponding elements from the several periods form groups with… … Medical dictionary
periodic — (adj.) 1640s, from Fr. périodique (14c.), from L. periodicus, from periodus (see PERIOD (Cf. period)). Periodic table in chemistry is from notion of the arrangement, in which similar properties recur at intervals in elements in the same area as… … Etymology dictionary
Periodic current reversal — (PCR) is a current modulation technique that can be used in various electrochemical processes.In the most basic sense PCR simply means that the electrical current applied to the cell is reversed periodically but unlike pure AC the average (nett)… … Wikipedia