different between periodic vs quarterly

English

Alternative forms

• periodick (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From French périodique, from Medieval Latin periodicus (“cyclical”), from Latin periodus (“complete sentence, period, circuit”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (períodos, “cycle, period of time”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??i??d?k/, /?p??-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??i??d?k/
• Rhymes: -?d?k
• Hyphenation: pe?ri?od?ic

Adjective

periodic (not comparable)

1. Relative to a period or periods.
2. Having repeated cycles.

   Synonym: cyclic

3. Occurring at regular intervals.

   Synonyms: cyclic; see also Thesaurus:periodic

4. Periodical.
5. (astronomy) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.

   Antonym: non-periodic

6. (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) For which any return to it must occur in multiples of ${\displaystyle k}$ time steps, for some ${\displaystyle k>1}$.

   Antonym: aperiodic

7. (rhetoric) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.

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Etymology 2

From per- +? iodic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: "pûr??d'?k, IPA^(key): /?p???a???d?k/

Adjective

periodic (not comparable)

1. Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.

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Anagrams

• poricide

Ladin

Adjective

periodic m pl

1. plural of periodich

English

Etymology

quarter +? -ly

Adjective

quarterly (not comparable)

1. Occurring once every quarter year (three months).

   quarterly rent payments

2. (heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.

   The arms of Hohenzollern is quarterly argent and sable.

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Adverb

quarterly (not comparable)

1. Once every quarter year (three months).

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Noun

quarterly (plural quarterlies)

1. A periodical publication that appears four times per year.

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