periodical

English

Etymology

From period +‎ -ical.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪkl̩/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɪəɹiˈɒdɪkl̩/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧od‧i‧cal

Noun

periodical (plural periodicals)

1. A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
2. A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.

Synonyms

• (a publication that appears at fixed intervals): serial

Derived terms

• e-periodical

Translations

publication that appears at fixed intervals

• Afrikaans: tydskrif (af)
• Armenian: պարբերական (hy) (parberakan)
• Azerbaijani: dövri mətbuat
• Bashkir: баҫма (baśma)
• Bulgarian: периодично списание (periodično spisanie)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 期刊 (zh) (qīkān)

• Czech: periodikum (cs) n
• Danish: periodikum n
• Dutch: tijdschrift (nl) n
• Esperanto: periodaĵo
• Finnish: aikakauslehti (fi)
• French: périodique (fr) m
• Galician: periódico (gl) m
• German: Periodikum (de) n
• Greek: περιοδικό (el) n (periodikó)
• Hungarian: folyóirat (hu), időszaki lap, periodika (hu)
• Indonesian: terbitan berkala
• Irish: tréimhseachán m
• Italian: periodico (it) m, pubblicazione (it) f
• Japanese: 定期刊行物 (ていきかんこうぶつ, teiki kankōbutsu)
• Kazakh: мерзімді баспасөз (merzımdı baspasöz), мерзімді басылым (merzımdı basylym)
• Malay: terbitan berkala
• Maori: hautaka, pukapuka putaputa
• Persian: نشریه (fa) (našriye)
• Polish: periodyk (pl) m, czasopismo (pl) n
• Portuguese: periódico (pt) m, publicação periódica f
• Romanian: periodic (ro) n, publicație periodică (ro) f
• Russian: (периоди́ческий) журна́л (ru) m (žurnál), перио́дика (ru) f (periódika), периоди́ческое изда́ние n (periodíčeskoje izdánije)
• Scottish Gaelic: ràitheachan m, iris f
• Swedish: periodisk skrift c, tidskrift (sv) c
• Thai: วารสาร (th) (waa-rá-sǎan)
• Welsh: cyfnodolyn m

thematic publication

• Finnish: aikakausjulkaisu
• Irish: tréimhseachán m

Adjective

periodical (comparative more periodical, superlative most periodical)

1. Periodic.

   Synonyms: cyclic; see also Thesaurus:periodic

   • 1838, Thomas Dick, Celestial Scenery:

     The periodical times of all the satellites.

   • 2012 March-April, Anna Lena Phillips, “Sneaky Silk Moths”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 2, page 172:

     Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.

2. Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
   • 1882, William John Courthope, “Addison”, in Men of Letters:

     influence opinion through the periodical press.

3. Of, or relating to such a publication.

Derived terms

• periodical cicada
• periodical comet

References

• “periodical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• pareidolic