English words for 'periodicity'
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noun
adj
noun
- A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.
- A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
- a publication that appears at fixed intervals
adj
- Periodical.
- Occurring at regular intervals.
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.
- Having repeated cycles.
- (rhetoric) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
- Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.
- Relative to a period or periods.
- (astronomy) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
- happening or recurring at regular intervals
- recurring or reappearing from time to time
noun
- the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
- (chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements.
- an amount of time
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
- the end or completion of something
- a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
- Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
- The set of symptoms associated with menstruation, even if not accompanied by menstruation; an episode of these symptoms.
- The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- (euphemistic) Female menstruation; an episode of this.
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
- A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
- (figurative) A decisive end to something; a stop.
- (mathematics) The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
- (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
- (rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
- A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
- A length of time.
- (genetics) A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
- (music) Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
adj
intj
verb
noun
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
- the process of oscillating between states
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- a single such cycle
- the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
- (mathematics) (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
noun
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- the act of vibrating
- a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
- a shaky motion
- A single complete vibrating motion.
- (parapsychology) A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
- The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
- (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
- (by extension, slang, often in the plural) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
noun
- (mathematics) The expected frequency of a state.
- The specific use to which something occupied is put.
- The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
- The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.
- an act of being a tenant or occupant
- the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
noun
- (chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table.
- (organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.
- (geometry, projective geometry) specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
- (anthropology) The relationship, between temporally separated human beliefs, practices or artefacts, of possessing shared characteristics attributed to genetic or historical links to a common ancestor.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects, such as abelian groups or modules, to a sequence of topological spaces; also used attributively: see Usage notes below.
- (geometry, projective geometry) An automorphism of the projective plane (representing a perspective projection) that leaves all the points of some straight line (the homology axis) fixed and maps all the lines through some single point (the homology centre) onto themselves.
- (genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes.
- (algebra) Given a chain complex {Gₙ} and its associated set of homomorphisms {Hₙ}, the rule which explains how each Hₙ maps Gₙ into the kernel of Gₙ₊₁.
- (biology, psychology) The relationship, between characteristics or behaviours, of having a shared evolutionary or developmental origin;
- the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function
adv
noun
prep
- Taking together the combined effect of.
- Done together or reciprocally.
- In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
- Shared in confidence.
- In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
- One of (representing a choice).
- Combined (by effort or ownership).
noun
noun
adj
- recurring in cycles
- forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
- conforming to the Carnot cycle
- of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
- marked by repeated cycles
- (botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
- (mathematics, of a group) Being generated by only one element.
- (chemistry, of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
- (firearms, of an automatic weapon) Firing at its full cyclic rate.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Able to be inscribed in a circle.
- Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
noun
adj
- lacking continuity or regularity
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
noun
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
adj
noun
noun
- recurring at regular intervals
- A flow, repetition or regularity.
- the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
- (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern
- natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
- The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
- Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
- The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
- The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
- A person's natural feeling for rhythm.
- A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
verb
noun
- a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
- the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
- (uncountable) Often followed by of: especially of one's life: lack of variety; tedious sameness; monotony.
- (uncountable) Often followed by of: the quality or state of a thing always having the same characteristics or form; consistency or regularity in appearance or operation.
- (uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable, geology) The condition or state described by uniformitarianism (“the scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today, and sometimes in the same way everywhere in the universe as well”).
- (uncountable, especially religion) Adherence to or conformity with one viewpoint, set of observances, etc.
noun
- a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.
- (botany) The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in naked zoospores and plasmodia.
- The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
- A single beat, throb or vibration.
adj
- variable and recurring at irregular intervals
- not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
- not divisible by two
- (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents
- lacking consistency
- Varying in quality.
- Not uniform.
- Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves.
- Not level or smooth.
- (mathematics, rare) Odd.
verb
noun
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
noun
- (mathematics) more broadly, any recurrence relation
- (mathematics) An equation involving an ordered sequence of real numbers (a_nₙ₌₁ ᪲) and some of its differences, where the first difference is defined as Δ(a_n)=a_n+1-a_n, and the kᵗʰ difference is defined recursively as Δᵏ(a_n)=Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n+1)-Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n),.
noun
- A regular frequency.
- A physical base or foundation.
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- (topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
- (agriculture, trading) The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the most important or necessary part of something
noun
- (countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
- (uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
- (uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
- A tone, character, mood, or vibe
- (telecommunications) range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones
- (statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
- the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
- the number of occurrences within a given time period
- the number of observations in a given statistical category
noun
noun
- the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
- (chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements.
- an amount of time
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
- the end or completion of something
- a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
- Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
- The set of symptoms associated with menstruation, even if not accompanied by menstruation; an episode of these symptoms.
- The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- (euphemistic) Female menstruation; an episode of this.
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
- A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
- (figurative) A decisive end to something; a stop.
- (mathematics) The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
- (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
- (rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
- A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
- A length of time.
- (genetics) A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
- (music) Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
adj
intj
verb
noun
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
- the process of oscillating between states
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- a single such cycle
- the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
- (mathematics) (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
noun
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- the act of vibrating
- a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
- a shaky motion
- A single complete vibrating motion.
- (parapsychology) A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
- The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
- (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
- (by extension, slang, often in the plural) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
noun
- (mathematics) The expected frequency of a state.
- The specific use to which something occupied is put.
- The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
- The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.
- an act of being a tenant or occupant
- the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
noun
- (chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table.
- (organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.
- (geometry, projective geometry) specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
- (anthropology) The relationship, between temporally separated human beliefs, practices or artefacts, of possessing shared characteristics attributed to genetic or historical links to a common ancestor.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects, such as abelian groups or modules, to a sequence of topological spaces; also used attributively: see Usage notes below.
- (geometry, projective geometry) An automorphism of the projective plane (representing a perspective projection) that leaves all the points of some straight line (the homology axis) fixed and maps all the lines through some single point (the homology centre) onto themselves.
- (genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes.
- (algebra) Given a chain complex {Gₙ} and its associated set of homomorphisms {Hₙ}, the rule which explains how each Hₙ maps Gₙ into the kernel of Gₙ₊₁.
- (biology, psychology) The relationship, between characteristics or behaviours, of having a shared evolutionary or developmental origin;
- the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function
noun
noun
noun
- recurring at regular intervals
- A flow, repetition or regularity.
- the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
- (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern
- natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
- The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
- Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
- The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
- The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
- A person's natural feeling for rhythm.
- A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
verb
noun
- a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
- the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
- (uncountable) Often followed by of: especially of one's life: lack of variety; tedious sameness; monotony.
- (uncountable) Often followed by of: the quality or state of a thing always having the same characteristics or form; consistency or regularity in appearance or operation.
- (uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable, geology) The condition or state described by uniformitarianism (“the scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today, and sometimes in the same way everywhere in the universe as well”).
- (uncountable, especially religion) Adherence to or conformity with one viewpoint, set of observances, etc.
noun
- a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.
- (botany) The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in naked zoospores and plasmodia.
- The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
- A single beat, throb or vibration.
noun
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
noun
- (mathematics) more broadly, any recurrence relation
- (mathematics) An equation involving an ordered sequence of real numbers (a_nₙ₌₁ ᪲) and some of its differences, where the first difference is defined as Δ(a_n)=a_n+1-a_n, and the kᵗʰ difference is defined recursively as Δᵏ(a_n)=Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n+1)-Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n),.
noun
- A regular frequency.
- A physical base or foundation.
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- (topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
- (agriculture, trading) The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the most important or necessary part of something
noun
- (countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
- (uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
- (uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
- A tone, character, mood, or vibe
- (telecommunications) range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones
- (statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
- the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
- the number of occurrences within a given time period
- the number of observations in a given statistical category
adv
noun
prep
- Taking together the combined effect of.
- Done together or reciprocally.
- In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
- Shared in confidence.
- In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
- One of (representing a choice).
- Combined (by effort or ownership).
adj
noun
- A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.
- A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
- a publication that appears at fixed intervals
adj
- Periodical.
- Occurring at regular intervals.
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.
- Having repeated cycles.
- (rhetoric) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
- Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.
- Relative to a period or periods.
- (astronomy) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
- happening or recurring at regular intervals
- recurring or reappearing from time to time
adj
- recurring in cycles
- forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
- conforming to the Carnot cycle
- of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
- marked by repeated cycles
- (botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
- (mathematics, of a group) Being generated by only one element.
- (chemistry, of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
- (firearms, of an automatic weapon) Firing at its full cyclic rate.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Able to be inscribed in a circle.
- Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
noun
adj
- lacking continuity or regularity
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
noun
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
adj
noun
adj
- variable and recurring at irregular intervals
- not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
- not divisible by two
- (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents
- lacking consistency
- Varying in quality.
- Not uniform.
- Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves.
- Not level or smooth.
- (mathematics, rare) Odd.