Period
1Period — Pe ri*od, n. [L. periodus, Gr. ? a going round, a way round, a circumference, a period of time; ? round, about + ? a way: cf. F. p[ e]riode.] 1. A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a… …
2Period — or periodic may refer to:Language and literature* Full stop, a punctuation mark indicating the end of a sentence or phrase * Periodic sentence, a sentence that is not grammatically complete until its end * The final book in Dennis Cooper s George …
3Period — Pe ri*od, v. i. To come to a period; to conclude. [Obs.] You may period upon this, that, etc. Felthman. [1913 Webster] …
4Period — Pe ri*od, v. t. To put an end to. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
5period — I. noun Etymology: Middle English periode, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, Latin, & Greek; Medieval Latin periodus period of time, punctuation mark, from Latin & Greek; Latin, rhetorical period, from Greek periodos circuit, period of… …
6Period (gene) — period serina Identifiers Organism D. melanogaster Symbol per Entrez …
7Period piece — is phrase that is used to describe creative works.UsageettingIn the performing arts, a period piece is a work set in a particular era. This informal term covers all countries, all periods and all genres. It may be as long and general as the… …
8Period pains — may refer to; * Dysmenorrhea, the pain associated with menstruation * Period Pains (band), a UK indie punk band of the 1990s …
9Period Piece (book) — Period Piece: A Cambridge Childhood is an autobiographical work by Gwendoline Mary Gwen Raverat (née Darwin; 26 August 1885 11 February 1957), the daughter of George Howard Darwin and Maud du Puy.As the author explains in the preface it is a… …
10Period 2 element — A period 2 element is one of the chemical elements in the second row (or period) of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The periodic table is laid out in rows to illustrate recurring (periodic) trends in the chemical behaviour of the… …
