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Period
ˈpɪəriəd
Period definitions
noun
period
periods
- a length or portion of time
"he had long periods of depression"
- a portion of time in the life of a nation, civilization, etc. characterized by the same prevalent features or conditions
"the early medieval period"
- a major division of geological time that is a subdivision of an era and is itself subdivided into epochs
"the Cretaceous period"
- each of the set divisions of the day in a school allocated to a lesson or other activity
"two periods of PE are allocated on the timetable"
- each of the divisions of the playing time of a sporting event
"the Lightnings ran at the Leafs hard in a very rough first period"
- the interval of time between successive occurrences of the same state in an oscillatory or cyclic phenomenon, such as a mechanical vibration, an alternating current, a variable star, or an electromagnetic wave
- the time taken by a celestial object to rotate about its axis, or to make one circuit of its orbit
- the interval between successive equal values of a periodic function
- a flow of blood and other material from the lining of the uterus, usually occurring at intervals of about 28 days from puberty until menopause (except during pregnancy) and typically lasting for a few days
"she's got her period"
menstruation menstrual flow - a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation; a full stop
- added to the end of a statement to indicate that no further discussion is possible or desirable
"he is the sole owner of the trademark, period"
- a set of elements occupying a horizontal row in the periodic table
- a complex sentence, especially one consisting of several clauses, constructed as part of a formal speech or oration
- a complete idea, typically consisting of two or four phrases