PERIODICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does periodically mean? 

• PERIODICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb PERIODICALLY has 1 sense:

1. in a sporadic manner

  Familiarity information: PERIODICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERIODICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a sporadic manner

Synonyms:

periodically; sporadically

Context example:

he only works sporadically

Pertainym:

periodical (happening or recurring at regular intervals)

 Context examples 

One of a series of documents that are published periodically.

(Issue, NCI Thesaurus)

The region's chemistry changes periodically, especially its levels of phosphorous and iron, ultimately affecting its biological productivity.

(North Pacific Ocean fertilized by iron in Asian dust, National Science Foundation)

The amount of ring material on the edge of the alpha ring — one of the brightest of Uranus' multiple rings — varied periodically.

(Uranus May Have Two Undiscovered Moons, NASA)

Children had their weight assessed periodically throughout childhood.

(New study suggests high lead levels during pregnancy linked to child obesity, National Institutes of Health)

The brightness of the plume formed by all the geysers, as seen with Cassini’s high resolution cameras, changes periodically as Enceladus orbits Saturn.

(101 Geysers on Icy Saturn Moon, NASA)

A unit of frequency equal to the frequency at which one complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon, alternation, event, or sequence of events occurs per unit of time equal to one minute.

(Cycle per Minute, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of frequency equal to the frequency at which one complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon, alternation, event, or sequence of events occurs per unit of time equal to one second.

(Cycle per Second, NCI Thesaurus)

Well, I am what they call an Oxford man, he returned; that is to say, I get bored to death down there, periodically—and I am on my way now to my mother's.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The survey is periodically redesigned to emphasize data collection on current health issues.

(National Health Interview Survey, NCI Thesaurus)

The interface periodically applies a gentle electrical current to the gel that drives the sweat-stimulating molecules to the skin’s sweat glands.

(Diagnosing cystic fibrosis with wearable devices, NIH)