Synonyms for periodically


Grammar : Adv
Spell : peer-ee-od-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪk


Définition of periodically

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French périodique (14c.), from Latin periodicus, from periodus (see period).
  • Periodic table in chemistry (1889) is from notion of the arrangement, in which similar properties recur at intervals in elements in the same area as you read down the rows of the table. This sense of the word is attested from 1872 (periodic law).
  • adv rhythmically
Example sentences :
  • He had increased also the amount of money that he periodically sent East.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Still there the conscience was, and periodically she had to take account of it.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Periodically, it made her uncomfortable on the subject of her eldest son.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • It has been my custom, M. Gianapolis, for many years, periodically to visit that fairyland.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • This sometimes appears only periodically, and is often relieved by quinine.
  • Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) » by Various
  • Periodically in our Halls we have had what we call Altar Services.
  • Extract from : « Standards of Life and Service » by T. H. Howard
  • This process is periodically observable in the history of the arts.
  • Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana
  • Sthor and Asthor experienced, periodically, a young ice age.
  • Extract from : « The Ultimate Weapon » by John Wood Campbell
  • He had studied it periodically from the moment they left the house.
  • Extract from : « Smugglers' Reef » by John Blaine
  • Lamps are periodically lighted on the tomb, and it is whitewashed annually.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston

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