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The definition of period

13 Definitions of: period

1. noun, a portion of time of indefinable length
2. noun, a) a portion of time specified in some way b) (as modifier)
3. noun, a nontechnical name for an occurrence of menstruation
4. noun, geology a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks is formed
5. noun, a division of time, esp of the academic day
6. noun, physics maths a) the time taken to complete one cycle of a regularly recurring phenomenon; the reciprocal of frequency. Symbol: T b) an interval in which the values of a periodic function follow a certain pattern that is duplicated over successive intervals
7. noun, astronomy a) the time required by a body to make one complete rotation on its axis b) the time interval between two successive maxima or minima of light variation of a variable star
8. noun, chem one of the horizontal rows of elements in the periodic table. Each period starts with an alkali metal and ends with a rare gas. Compare group
9. noun, the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etc. Also called: full stop
10. noun, a complete sentence, esp a complex one with several clauses
11. noun, music a passage or division of a piece of music, usually consisting of two or more contrasting or complementary musical phrases and ending on a cadence. Also called: sentence
12. noun, (in classical prosody) a unit consisting of two or more cola
13. noun, a completion or end
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Synonyms:	time, season, generation, date, term, space, run, stretch, spell, phase	And more...

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