periodical

Definition

  • noun: a magazine that is published every week, month, etc.
  • adjective: published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers

Examples

  • The library has a large collection of scholarly 'periodicals'.

  • She writes for a monthly 'periodical'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) intercourse with you as soon as possible. Are you going to slap me now? How was that result? What are you doing? Trying to isolate patterned reoccurrences within periodicals over time. And you? You talk funny, Mr. Nash. Do I know you? My uncle says you're very smart but not very nice... (..)
    2001 A Beautiful Mind
  • (..) ...is that you are, quite simply... ...the best natural code-breaker I have ever seen. What exactly is it that you would like me to do? Commit this list of periodicals to memory. Scan each new issue, find any hidden codes, decipher them. Place your chin on the chin rest. - Stare into the light. (..)
    2001 A Beautiful Mind