Cyclical vs. Periodic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cyclical and Periodic
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Cyclical
Of, relating to, or characterized by cycles
A cyclic pattern of weather changes.
Periodic
Appearing or occurring at intervals
The periodic visits she made to her father
Cyclical
Recurring or moving in cycles
Cyclical history.
Periodic
Relating to the periodic table of the elements.
Cyclical
(Chemistry) Of or relating to compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure.
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Periodic
Relating to a rhetorical period.
Cyclical
Having parts arranged in a whorl.
Periodic
Having or marked by repeated cycles
Periodic oscillations.
Cyclical
Forming a whorl.
Periodic
Happening or appearing regularly or from time to time
Periodic dental checkups.
Periodic rain showers.
Cyclical
Recurring at regular intervals
Periodic
Characterized by periodic sentences.
Cyclical
Recurring in cycles
Periodic
Relative to a period or periods.
Periodic
Having repeated cycles.
Periodic
Occurring at regular intervals.
Periodic
Periodical.
Periodic
(astronomy) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
Periodic
For which any return to it must occur in multiples of time steps, for some .
Periodic
(rhetoric) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
Periodic
Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.
Periodic
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO ) of iodine.
Periodic
Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods.
The periodicaltimes of all the satellites.
Periodic
Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical motion of the planets round the sun.
Periodic
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.
The periodic return of a plant's flowering.
To influence opinion through the periodical press.
Periodic
Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence.
Periodic
Happening or recurring at regular intervals
Periodic
Recurring at regular intervals
Periodic
Recurring or reappearing from time to time;
Periodic feelings of anxiety
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