Periodic vs Weekly - What's the difference?
periodic | weekly | Synonyms |
Relative to a period or periods.
Having repeated cycles.
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Occurring at regular intervals.
Periodical.
(label) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
For which any return to it must occur in multiples of time steps, for some .
(label) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
(label) Relating to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO) of iodine.
Of or derived from a periodic acid.
Once every week.
Every week.
Of or relating to a week.
Happening once a week, or every week.
A publication that is published once a week.
Periodic is a synonym of weekly.
As nouns the difference between periodic and weekly
is that periodic is newspaper while weekly is a publication that is published once a week.As an adverb weekly is
once every week.As an adjective weekly is
of or relating to a week.periodic
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Alternative forms
* periodick (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* (astronomy) non-periodic * (mathematics) aperiodicDerived terms
(terms derived from periodic) * periodic classification * periodic function * periodic law * periodic system * periodic tableEtymology 2
Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* periodate * periodic acid English heteronyms ----weekly
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Adverb
(-)- She visits her mother weekly.
Adjective
(-)- He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital.