aperiodic

ape·ri·od·ic

adj \ˌā-ˌpir-ē-ˈä-dik\

Definition of APERIODIC

1

: of irregular occurrence : not periodic <aperiodic floods>

2

: not having periodic vibrations : not oscillatory

— ape·ri·od·i·cal·ly \-di-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— ape·ri·o·dic·i·ty \-ē-ə-ˈdi-sə-tē\ noun

Examples of APERIODIC

1. <released aperiodic reports on the results of their cancer research>

First Known Use of APERIODIC

1879

Related to APERIODIC

Synonyms: fitful, casual, catchy, choppy, discontinuous, episodic (also episodical), erratic, intermittent, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, spastic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady

Antonyms: constant, continuous, habitual, periodic, regular, repeated, steady

Related Words: convulsive, sudden, violent; broken, disconnected, fragmentary, interrupted; aimless, arbitrary, desultory, haphazard, hit-and-miss, hit-or-miss, odd, random, scattered, slapdash, stray; capricious, changeful, changing, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, varying, wavering; changeable, fickle, variable, volatile

Near Antonyms: changeless, equable, even, stable, stationary, uniform; unchanging, unvarying, unwavering; methodical (also methodic), orderly, systematic; unrelenting, unremitting

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Rhymes with APERIODIC

antispasmodic