| slovo | definícia |
periodic
(mass) | periodic
- pravidelný, periodický |
periodic
(encz) | periodic,jodistý adj: [chem.] Michal Božoň |
periodic
(encz) | periodic,periodický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
periodic
(encz) | periodic,pravidelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Periodic
(gcide) | Periodic \Per`i*od"ic\ (p[~e]r`[-i]*[o^]d"[i^]k), a. [Pref. per-
+ iodic.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest
oxygen acid (HIO4) of iodine.
[1913 Webster] Periodic |
Periodic
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
[1913 Webster]
The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
[1913 Webster]
2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
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3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
[1913 Webster]
To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
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4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
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periodic
(wn) | periodic
adj 1: happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the
periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust" [syn:
periodic, periodical] [ant: aperiodic,
nonperiodic]
2: recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic
feelings of anxiety" [syn: periodic, occasional] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
periodic
(mass) | periodic
- pravidelný, periodický |
periodically
(mass) | periodically
- pravidelne |
weekly periodical
(mass) | weekly periodical
- týždenník |
periodický
(msas) | periodický
- periodic |
periodicky
(msasasci) | periodicky
- periodic |
aperiodic
(encz) | aperiodic,aperiodický adj: Zdeněk Brožaperiodic,neperiodický |
aperiodicity
(encz) | aperiodicity,nepravidelnost |
nonperiodic
(encz) | nonperiodic, adj: |
periodic
(encz) | periodic,jodistý adj: [chem.] Michal Božoňperiodic,periodický adj: Zdeněk Brožperiodic,pravidelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
periodic acid
(encz) | periodic acid,kyselina jodistá [chem.] nikoli kyselina periodická Michal
Božoň |
periodic apnea of the newborn
(encz) | periodic apnea of the newborn, n: |
periodic breathing
(encz) | periodic breathing, n: |
periodic consultation
(encz) | periodic consultation, |
periodic event
(encz) | periodic event, n: |
periodic law
(encz) | periodic law, n: |
periodic motion
(encz) | periodic motion, n: |
periodic movement
(encz) | periodic movement, n: |
periodic sentence
(encz) | periodic sentence, n: |
periodic table
(encz) | periodic table,periodická tabulka prvků Clock |
periodical
(encz) | periodical,časopis n: periodical,magazín n: Zdeněk Brožperiodical,periodický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
periodical cicada
(encz) | periodical cicada, n: |
periodically
(encz) | periodically,periodicky adv: Zdeněk Brožperiodically,pravidelně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
periodicals
(encz) | periodicals,časopisy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
periodicity
(encz) | periodicity,periodicita n: Zdeněk Brožperiodicity,periodičnost n: Zdeněk Brožperiodicity,pravidelnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
photoperiodicity
(encz) | photoperiodicity,fotoperiodicita n: [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
weekly periodical
(encz) | weekly periodical,týdeník n: Zdeněk Brož |
aperiodický
(czen) | aperiodický,aperiodicadj: Zdeněk Brož |
fotoperiodicita
(czen) | fotoperiodicita,photoperiodicityn: [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
neperiodický
(czen) | neperiodický,aperiodic neperiodický,noncyclic neperiodický,one shotadj: Zdeněk Brožneperiodický,one-shotadj: Zdeněk Brož |
periodically poled lithium niobate
(czen) | Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate,PPLN[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
periodicita
(czen) | periodicita,periodicityn: Zdeněk Brož |
periodicky
(czen) | periodicky,cyclicallyadv: Zdeněk Brožperiodicky,periodicallyadv: Zdeněk Brož |
periodická tabulka prvků
(czen) | periodická tabulka prvků,periodic table Clock |
periodický
(czen) | periodický,circadianadj: Jiří Šmoldasperiodický,cyclicaladj: Zdeněk Brožperiodický,etesianadj: Zdeněk Brožperiodický,periodicadj: Zdeněk Brožperiodický,periodicaladj: Zdeněk Brožperiodický,recurrentadj: Zdeněk Brožperiodický,regularadj: Zdeněk Brož |
Antiperiodic
(gcide) | Antiperiodic \An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic\, n. (Med.)
A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of
periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in
intermittent fevers.
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circadian exhibiting 24-hour periodicity
(gcide) | Cyclic \Cyc"lic\ (s?k"l?k or s?"kl?k), Cyclical \Cyc"lic*al\
(s?k"l?-kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko`s, fr. ky`klos
See Cycle.]
1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles;
as, cyclical time. --Coleridge.
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2. (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure.
Opposite of acyclic.
Note: Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds.
Note: [Narrower terms: bicyclic; heterocyclic;
homocyclic, isocyclic]
Syn: closed-chain, closed-ring.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Recurring in cycles[2]; having a pattern that repeats at
approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of
noncyclic.
Note: [Narrower terms: {alternate(prenominal),
alternating(prenominal)}; {alternate(prenominal), every
other(prenominal), every second(prenominal)};
alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal);
biyearly; {circadian exhibiting 24-hour
periodicity)}; circular; daily, diurnal;
fortnightly, biweekly; hourly; {midweek,
midweekly}; seasonal; semestral, semestrial;
semiannual, biannual, biyearly; {semiweekly,
biweekly}; weekly; annual, yearly; biennial;
bimonthly, bimestrial; half-hourly; half-yearly;
monthly; tertian, alternate(prenominal);
triennial]
[WordNet 1.5]
4. Marked by repeated cycles[2].
[WordNet 1.5]
Cyclic chorus, the chorus which performed the songs and
dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round
the altar of Bacchus in a circle.
Cyclic poets, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and
wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so
called because keeping within the circle of a single
subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on
one subject. --Milman.
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Periodic comet
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
[1913 Webster]
The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
[1913 Webster]
2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
[1913 Webster]
3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
[1913 Webster]
To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
[1913 Webster]
4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
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Periodic function
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
[1913 Webster]
The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
[1913 Webster]
2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
[1913 Webster]
3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
[1913 Webster]
To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
[1913 Webster]
4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
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Periodic law
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
[1913 Webster]
The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
[1913 Webster]
2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
[1913 Webster]
3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
[1913 Webster]
To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
[1913 Webster]
4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
[1913 Webster]Law \Law\ (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root
of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l["o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov;
cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or
fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See
Lie to be prostrate.]
1. In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by
an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling
regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent
or a power acts.
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Note: A law may be universal or particular, written or
unwritten, published or secret. From the nature of the
highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is
always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a
superior power, may annul or change it.
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These are the statutes and judgments and laws,
which the Lord made. --Lev. xxvi.
46.
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The law of thy God, and the law of the King.
--Ezra vii.
26.
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As if they would confine the Interminable . . .
Who made our laws to bind us, not himself.
--Milton.
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His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
--Cowper.
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2. In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition
and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and
toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to
righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the
conscience or moral nature.
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3. The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture
where it is written, in distinction from the gospel;
hence, also, the Old Testament. Specifically: the first
five books of the bible, called also Torah, Pentatech,
or Law of Moses.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
What things soever the law saith, it saith to them
who are under the law . . . But now the
righteousness of God without the law is manifested,
being witnessed by the law and the prophets. --Rom.
iii. 19, 21.
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4. In human government:
(a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter,
establishing and defining the conditions of the
existence of a state or other organized community.
(b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute,
resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or
recognized, and enforced, by the controlling
authority.
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5. In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or
change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as
imposed by the will of God or by some controlling
authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion;
the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause
and effect; law of self-preservation.
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6. In mathematics: The rule according to which anything, as
the change of value of a variable, or the value of the
terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.
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7. In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or
of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a
principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of
architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.
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8. Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one
subject, or emanating from one source; -- including
usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial
proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman
law; the law of real property; insurance law.
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9. Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity;
applied justice.
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Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law
itself is nothing else but reason. --Coke.
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Law is beneficence acting by rule. --Burke.
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And sovereign Law, that state's collected will
O'er thrones and globes elate,
Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. --Sir
W. Jones.
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10. Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy;
litigation; as, to go law.
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When every case in law is right. --Shak.
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He found law dear and left it cheap. --Brougham.
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11. An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See {Wager
of law}, under Wager.
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Avogadro's law (Chem.), a fundamental conception, according
to which, under similar conditions of temperature and
pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume
the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after
Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called
Amp[`e]re's law.
Bode's law (Astron.), an approximative empirical expression
of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows:
-- Mer. Ven. Earth. Mars. Aste. Jup. Sat. Uran. Nep. 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
--- --- 4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388 5.9 7.3 10 15.2 27.4
52 95.4 192 300 where each distance (line third) is the
sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8,
etc., the true distances being given in the lower line.
Boyle's law (Physics), an expression of the fact, that when
an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at
a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and
volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is
inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as
Mariotte's law, and the law of Boyle and Mariotte.
Brehon laws. See under Brehon.
Canon law, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the
Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example,
the law of marriage as existing before the Council of
Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as
part of the common law of the land. --Wharton.
Civil law, a term used by writers to designate Roman law,
with modifications thereof which have been made in the
different countries into which that law has been
introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law,
prevails in the State of Louisiana. --Wharton.
Commercial law. See Law merchant (below).
Common law. See under Common.
Criminal law, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to
crimes.
Ecclesiastical law. See under Ecclesiastical.
Grimm's law (Philol.), a statement (propounded by the
German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes
which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants,
so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some
changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the
Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh[=a]t[.r], L. frater,
E. brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr.
go, E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh[=a] to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E.
do, OHG, tuon, G. thun. See also lautverschiebung.
Kepler's laws (Astron.), three important laws or
expressions of the order of the planetary motions,
discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit
of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun
being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a
vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to
the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times
of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes
of their mean distances.
Law binding, a plain style of leather binding, used for law
books; -- called also law calf.
Law book, a book containing, or treating of, laws.
Law calf. See Law binding (above).
Law day.
(a) Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet.
(b) The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the
money to secure which it was given. [U. S.]
Law French, the dialect of Norman, which was used in
judicial proceedings and law books in England from the
days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of
Edward III.
Law language, the language used in legal writings and
forms.
Law Latin. See under Latin.
Law lords, peers in the British Parliament who have held
high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal
profession.
Law merchant, or Commercial law, a system of rules by
which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from
the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial
decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.
Law of Charles (Physics), the law that the volume of a
given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite
fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of
temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay
Lussac's law}, or Dalton's law.
Law of nations. See International law, under
International.
Law of nature.
(a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant
action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death
is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.
See Law, 4.
(b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality
deducible from a study of the nature and natural
relations of human beings independent of supernatural
revelation or of municipal and social usages.
Law of the land, due process of law; the general law of the
land.
Laws of honor. See under Honor.
Laws of motion (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac
Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or
of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as
it is made to change that state by external force. (2)
Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,
and takes place in the direction in which the force is
impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to
action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon
each other are always equal and in opposite directions.
Marine law, or Maritime law, the law of the sea; a branch
of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,
such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.
--Bouvier.
Mariotte's law. See Boyle's law (above).
Martial law.See under Martial.
Military law, a branch of the general municipal law,
consisting of rules ordained for the government of the
military force of a state in peace and war, and
administered in courts martial. --Kent. --Warren's
Blackstone.
Moral law, the law of duty as regards what is right and
wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten
commandments given by Moses. See Law, 2.
Mosaic law, or Ceremonial law. (Script.) See Law, 3.
Municipal law, or Positive law, a rule prescribed by the
supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing
some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from
international law and constitutional law. See Law,
1.
Periodic law. (Chem.) See under Periodic.
Roman law, the system of principles and laws found in the
codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of
ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws
of the several European countries and colonies founded by
them. See Civil law (above).
Statute law, the law as stated in statutes or positive
enactments of the legislative body.
Sumptuary law. See under Sumptuary.
To go to law, to seek a settlement of any matter by
bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute
some one.
To take the law of, or To have the law of, to bring the
law to bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.
--Addison.
Wager of law. See under Wager.
Syn: Justice; equity.
Usage: Law, Statute, Common law, Regulation, Edict,
Decree. Law is generic, and, when used with
reference to, or in connection with, the other words
here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one
who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a
particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly
enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action
founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of
justice. A regulation is a limited and often,
temporary law, intended to secure some particular end
or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a
sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A
decree is a permanent order either of a court or of
the executive government. See Justice.
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Periodic star
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
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The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
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2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
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3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
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To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
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4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
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Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
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Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
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Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
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Periodic table
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
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The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
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2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
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3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
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To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
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4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
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Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
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Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
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Periodic table of the elements
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
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The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
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2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
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3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
[1913 Webster]
To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
[1913 Webster]
4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
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Periodic time of a heavenly body
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
[1913 Webster]
The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
[1913 Webster]
2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
[1913 Webster]
3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
[1913 Webster]
To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
[1913 Webster]
4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
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Periodical
(gcide) | Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.
periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by
periods.
[1913 Webster]
The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.
Herschel.
[1913 Webster]
2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding
in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical
motion of the planets round the sun.
[1913 Webster]
3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning
regularly, after a certain period of time.
[1913 Webster]
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
--Henslow.
[1913 Webster]
To influence opinion through the periodical press.
--Courthope.
[1913 Webster]
4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat
variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics
[1913 Webster]
5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a
complete sentence.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun
in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of
its approaches to the sun.
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at
fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The
trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are
periodic functions. Exponential functions are also
periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic
functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,
and are hence called doubly periodic.
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the
properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions
of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements
are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will
be found that nearly the same properties recur
periodically throughout the entire series." The following
tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the
regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,
etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural
family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable
existence of unknown elements.
Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A
tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating
the periodic law, described above.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be
found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
[PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL
ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic
groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[
--------------------------------------------------------------
|I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH
|R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4
--------------------------------------------------------------
H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
---------------------------------------------------------------
[1913 Webster]
Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way
by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was
developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is
sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important
extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this
means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy
the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and
ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named
respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.
[1913 Webster]
Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of
brightness recur at fixed periods.
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a
complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a
satellite about its primary.
[1913 Webster]Periodical \Pe`ri*od"ic*al\, n.
A magazine or other publication which appears at stated or
regular intervals.
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periodical star
(gcide) | Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to
OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.
stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.
sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,
'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,
Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally
applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as
being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf.
Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the
heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,
comets, and nebulae.
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His eyen twinkled in his head aright,
As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer.
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Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed
stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and
Magnitude of a star under Magnitude.
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2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;
(usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to
influence fortune.
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O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament
worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
[1913 Webster]
On whom . . .
Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an
asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or
to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in
the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding
in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
[1913 Webster]
7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially
on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading
theatrical performer, etc.
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Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words
generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring,
star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,
star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,
star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled,
star-wreathed.
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Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting
star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum
Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae)
to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed
hyacinth}.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea
solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout
radiating spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More
recently, variations star in start intensity are
classified more specifically, and this term is now
obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera
graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
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Periodical year
(gcide) | Year \Year\, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge['a]r; akin to
OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r,
Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year,
springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend
y[=a]re year. [root]4, 279. Cf. Hour, Yore.]
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1. The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the
ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its
revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year;
also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this,
adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and
called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354
days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360
days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days,
and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of
366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on
account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile).
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Of twenty year of age he was, I guess. --Chaucer.
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Note: The civil, or legal, year, in England, formerly
commenced on the 25th of March. This practice continued
throughout the British dominions till the year 1752.
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2. The time in which any planet completes a revolution about
the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.
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3. pl. Age, or old age; as, a man in years. --Shak.
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Anomalistic year, the time of the earth's revolution from
perihelion to perihelion again, which is 365 days, 6
hours, 13 minutes, and 48 seconds.
A year's mind (Eccl.), a commemoration of a deceased
person, as by a Mass, a year after his death. Cf. {A
month's mind}, under Month.
Bissextile year. See Bissextile.
Canicular year. See under Canicular.
Civil year, the year adopted by any nation for the
computation of time.
Common lunar year, the period of 12 lunar months, or 354
days.
Common year, each year of 365 days, as distinguished from
leap year.
Embolismic year, or Intercalary lunar year, the period of
13 lunar months, or 384 days.
Fiscal year (Com.), the year by which accounts are
reckoned, or the year between one annual time of
settlement, or balancing of accounts, and another.
Great year. See Platonic year, under Platonic.
Gregorian year, Julian year. See under Gregorian, and
Julian.
Leap year. See Leap year, in the Vocabulary.
Lunar astronomical year, the period of 12 lunar synodical
months, or 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, 36 seconds.
Lunisolar year. See under Lunisolar.
Periodical year. See Anomalistic year, above.
Platonic year, Sabbatical year. See under Platonic, and
Sabbatical.
Sidereal year, the time in which the sun, departing from
any fixed star, returns to the same. This is 365 days, 6
hours, 9 minutes, and 9.3 seconds.
Tropical year. See under Tropical.
Year and a day (O. Eng. Law), a time to be allowed for an
act or an event, in order that an entire year might be
secured beyond all question. --Abbott.
Year of grace, any year of the Christian era; Anno Domini;
A. D. or a. d.
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\A*nom`a*lis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.]
1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules.
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2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance
of a planet from its perihelion.
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Anomalistic month. See under Month.
Anomalistic revolution, the period in which a planet or
satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes
of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the
same again.
Anomalistic, or Periodical year. See under Year.
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Periodicalist
(gcide) | Periodicalist \Pe`ri*od"ic*al*ist\, n.
One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical.
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Periodically
(gcide) | Periodically \Pe`ri*od"ic*al*ly\, adv.
In a periodical[4] manner; as, flooding occurs periodically
in the valley.
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Periodicalness
(gcide) | Periodicalness \Pe`ri*od"ic*al*ness\, n.
Periodicity.
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Periodicities
(gcide) | Periodicity \Pe`ri*o*dic"i*ty\, n.; pl. Periodicities. [Cf. F.
p['e]riodicit['e].]
The quality or state of being periodical, or regularly
recurrent; as, the periodicity in the vital phenomena of
plants. --Henfrey.
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Periodicity
(gcide) | Periodicity \Pe`ri*o*dic"i*ty\, n.; pl. Periodicities. [Cf. F.
p['e]riodicit['e].]
The quality or state of being periodical, or regularly
recurrent; as, the periodicity in the vital phenomena of
plants. --Henfrey.
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aperiodic
(wn) | aperiodic
adj 1: not recurring at regular intervals [syn: aperiodic,
nonperiodic] [ant: periodic, periodical] |
nonperiodic
(wn) | nonperiodic
adj 1: not recurring at regular intervals [syn: aperiodic,
nonperiodic] [ant: periodic, periodical] |
periodic
(wn) | periodic
adj 1: happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the
periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust" [syn:
periodic, periodical] [ant: aperiodic,
nonperiodic]
2: recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic
feelings of anxiety" [syn: periodic, occasional] |
periodic acid
(wn) | periodic acid
n 1: any acid of iodine that contains oxygen |
periodic apnea of the newborn
(wn) | periodic apnea of the newborn
n 1: irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing
followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden
infant death syndrome |
periodic breathing
(wn) | periodic breathing
n 1: abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep
breathing alternate [syn: periodic breathing, {Cheyne-
Stokes respiration}] |
periodic edema
(wn) | periodic edema
n 1: recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema;
onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen
mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to
food or drugs [syn: angioedema, atrophedema, {giant
hives}, periodic edema, Quincke's edema] |
periodic event
(wn) | periodic event
n 1: an event that recurs at intervals [syn: periodic event,
recurrent event] |
periodic law
(wn) | periodic law
n 1: (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the
elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
[syn: periodic law, Mendeleev's law] |
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