Definition:
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods.
- (a.) Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical motion of the planets round the sun.
- (a.) Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning regularly, after a certain period of time; acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence.
- (n.) A magazine or other publication which appears at stated or regular intervals.
Compare periodical with other words:
cyclical vs. periodical
mobile vs. periodical
journal vs. periodical
periodical vs. trimonthly
periodical vs. semimonthly
circular vs. periodical
masthead vs. periodical
periodical vs. times
journalism vs. periodical
periodical vs. regular
interval vs. periodical
periodical vs. serial
daily vs. periodical
frequently vs. periodical
periodical vs. regularly
issued vs. periodical
periodical vs. publication
periodical vs. review
occasional vs. periodical
column vs. periodical
annual vs. periodical
circuit vs. periodical
periodical vs. volume
periodical vs. quarterly
periodic vs. periodical
aberration vs. periodical