New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
periodical — [pir΄ē äd′i kəl] adj. 1. PERIODIC 2. published at regular intervals, as weekly, monthly, etc. 3. of a periodical n. a periodical publication … English World dictionary
periodical — index habitual, journal, organ, publication (printed matter), regular (orderly), serial, sporadic Bu … Law dictionary
periodical — pe‧ri‧od‧i‧cal [ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkl ǁ ˌpɪriˈɑː ] noun [countable] a magazine, especially one about a technical or serious subject, that comes out regularly: • The company s publishing operations include business and consumer periodicals. * * *… … Financial and business terms
periodical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring or appearing at intervals. 2) (of a magazine or newspaper) published at regular intervals. ► NOUN ▪ a periodical magazine or newspaper. DERIVATIVES periodically adverb … English terms dictionary
Periodical — Pe ri*od ic*al, n. A magazine or other publication which appears at stated or regular intervals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
periodical — (adj.) c.1600, from PERIODIC (Cf. periodic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). As a noun meaning magazine published at regular intervals, attested from 1798 … Etymology dictionary
periodical — adj. 2 g. Relativo a periódicos ou a jornais. ‣ Etimologia: periódico + al … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
periodical — n *journal, magazine, newspaper, review, organ … New Dictionary of Synonyms
periodical — [n] regular publication journal, mag*, magazine, monthly, newspaper, number, paper, quarterly, rag*, review, serial, sheet*, slick*, throwaway*, weekly; concept 280 … New thesaurus
Periodical — Periodic Pe ri*od ic, Periodical Pe ri*od ic*al, a. [L. periodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [1913 Webster] The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
periodical — [[t]pɪ͟əriɒ̱dɪkəl[/t]] periodicals 1) N COUNT Periodicals are magazines, especially serious or academic ones, that are published at regular intervals. The walls would be lined with books and periodicals. ...a monthly periodical. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n … English dictionary
