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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɪə-/
General-American:/ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪk ˈteɪbəl/
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rhymes with -eɪbəl
1
noun
Meaning 1
A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).
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noun
Meaning 2
(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: table, tabular array
History
Etymology
The table is termed “periodic” because it follows the periodic law – when chemical elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, elements with similar properties recur at intervals.
Across languages
Translations
183 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аелементқәа рпериодикатә система
(ajelementʼkwa rpʼerjodikʼatwʼ sistʼema)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Afrikaans:
periodieke tabel
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Albanian:
sistemi periodik i elementeve
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Amharic:
የንጥረ ነገሮች ሠንጠረዥ
(yänṭərä nägäroč śänṭäräž)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Arabic:
الْجَدْوَلُ الدَّوْرِيّ
(al-jadwalu d-dawriyy)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܘܼܪܬܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ
(ṭaḇlīṯā durtānāytā)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Armenian:
պարբերական աղյուսակ
(parberakan aġyusak)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Assamese:
পৰ্যাবৃত্ত তালিকা
(porzabritto talika)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Asturian:
tabla periódica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Azerbaijani:
dövri cədvəl
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Azerbaijani:
kimyəvi elementlərin dövri sistemi
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Balinese:
tabél périodik
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Bashkir:
химик элементтарҙың периодик системаһы
(ximik elementtarźıñ periodik sistemahı)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Basque:
taula periodikoa
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Belarusian:
перыядычная сістэма элементаў
(pjeryjadyčnaja sistema eljemjentaw)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Belarusian:
табліца Мендзялеева
(tablica Mjendzjaljejeva)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Bengali:
পর্যায় সারণী
(porjaẏ śaroni)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Bihari:
पीरियॉडिक टेबल
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Central Bikol:
peryodikong tableta
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Breton:
taolenn beriodek an elfennoù
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Bulgarian:
периодична система на елементите
(periodična sistema na elementite)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Burmese:
ဒြပ်စင်အလှည့်ကျဇယား
(drapcang-a.hlany.kya.ja.ya:)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Catalan:
taula periòdica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Cebuano:
talaang peryodiko
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Chechen:
химин хӏумалгийн рогӏаллин система
(ximin humalgiı̇n roğallin sistema)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Chinese Cantonese:
元素週期表 /元素周期表
(jyun4 sou3 zau1 kei4 biu2)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Chinese Cantonese:
週期表 /周期表
(zau1 kei4 biu2)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Hakka Chinese:
ngièn-su chû-khì-péu
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Chinese Mandarin:
元素週期表 /元素周期表
(yuánsù zhōuqíbiǎo)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Chinese Mandarin:
週期表 /周期表
(zhōuqī biǎo)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Chuvash:
элементсен периодла тытӑмӗ
(elementsen p̬eriodla t̬yt̬ămĕ)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Cornish:
mosen beriodek
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Corsican:
tavola periodica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Czech:
periodická tabulka
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Danish:
periodiske system
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Dhivehi:
ޕީރިއަޑިކް ތާވަލު
(pīriaḍik̊ tāvalu)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Dutch:
periodiek systeem
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Esperanto:
perioda tabelo
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Estonian:
keemiliste elementide perioodilisussüsteem
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Estonian:
Mendelejevi tabel
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Estonian:
perioodilisustabel
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Extremaduran:
tabra periúdica e los elementus
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Faroese:
skeiðbundna skipanin
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Fiji Hindi:
periodic table
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Finnish:
jaksollinen järjestelmä
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Finnish:
alkuaineiden jaksollinen järjestelmä
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Finnish:
alkuainetaulukko
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
French:
tableau périodique
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
French:
tableau périodique des éléments
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Galician:
táboa periódica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Galician:
táboa periódica dos elementos
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Georgian:
ქიმიურ ელემენტთა პერიოდული სისტემა
(kimiur elemenṭta ṗerioduli sisṭema)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
German:
Periodensystem (der Elemente)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Greek:
περιοδικός πίνακας
(periodikós pínakas)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Greek:
περιοδικός πίνακας των χημικών στοιχείων
(periodikós pínakas ton chimikón stoicheíon)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Guianese Creole:
tablo péryodik di sé éléman
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Gujarati:
આવર્ત સારણી
(āvart sārṇī)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Gujarati:
આવર્ત કોષ્ટક
(āvart koṣṭak)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Haitian Creole:
tablo klasifikasyon peryodik eleman
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Hebrew:
הטבלה המחזורית
(hatavlá hamakhazorít)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Hindi:
आवर्त सारणी
(āvart sārṇī)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Hungarian:
periódusos rendszer
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Hungarian:
kémiai elemek periódusos rendszere
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Icelandic:
lotukerfi
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Ido:
periodala tabelo
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Ilocano:
periodiko a lamisaan dagiti elemento
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Indonesian:
tabel periodik
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Ingush:
химе элементий мура система
(xime elementiı̇ mura sistema)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Interlingua:
tabella periodic
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Interlingua:
tabella periodic del elementos
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Irish:
tábla peiriadach
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Italian:
tavola periodica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Italian:
tavola periodica degli elementi
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Jamaican Creole:
piiriadik tiebl
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Japanese:
周期表
(shūkihyō)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Javanese:
pratélan unsur miturut lambang
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Kabyle:
tafelwit tawalant
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Kannada:
ಆವರ್ತ ಕೋಷ್ಟಕ
(āvarta kōṣṭaka)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Kapampangan:
tablang periodiku da ring elementu
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Kazakh:
химиялық элементтердің периодтық жүйесі
(ximiälyq élementterdıñ periodtyq jüiesı)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Khmer:
តារាងខួបធាតុគីមី
(taaraang khuəp thiet kiimii)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Khmer:
តារាងខួបនៃធាតុគីមី
(taariəngkhuəpnɨythiətokiimii)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Komi-Permyak:
периоддэз сьӧрті химия ӧтувторрезлӧн тэчас
(perioddez śörti ximija ötuvtorrezlön tećas)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Komi-Zyrian:
химия элементъяслӧн период система
(ximija eľementjaslön period śisťema)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Korean:
주기율표
(jugiyulpyo)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Korean:
주기표
(jugipyo)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Central Kurdish:
خشتەی خولی
(xiştey xulî)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Kyrgyz:
элементтер мезгилдик системасы
(elementter mezgildik sisteması)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Lao:
ຕາຕະລາງທາດ
(tā ta lāng thāt)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Latin:
systema periodicum
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Latvian:
ķīmisko elementu periodiskā tabula
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Lezgi:
химиядин элементрин девирдин система
(ꭓimiädin èlementrin devirdin sistema)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Limburgish:
periodiek systeem vaan eleminte
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Lingala:
etánda ya bileko
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Lithuanian:
periodinė elementų lentelė
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Lombard:
taula periodica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Luxembourgish:
Periodesystem vun den Elementer
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Macedonian:
периоден систем
(perioden sistem)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Macedonian:
периодична таблица
(periodična tablica)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Malagasy:
tabilaon'ny singa
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Malay:
jadual berkala
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Malayalam:
ആവര്ത്തനപ്പട്ടിക
(āvarttanappaṭṭika)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Maltese:
tavla perjodika
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
পর্যায় সারণী
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Manx:
taabyl reiltagh ny bunstooghyn
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Māori:
ripanga pūmotu
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Māori:
taka pūmotu
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Marathi:
आवर्त सारणी
(āvarta sārṇī)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Eastern Mari:
химий тӱҥлык-влакын периодик радамлыкше
(himij tüŋlyk-vlakyn periodik radamlykše)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Minangkabau:
tabel periodik
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Mirandese:
tabela periódica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Mongolian:
үелэх хүснэгт
(üjelex xüsnegt)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Mongolian:
үелэх систем
(üjelex sistem)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Mongolian:
ᠦᠶᠡᠯᠡᠬᠦ ᠬᠦᠰᠦᠨᠦᠭᠲᠦ
(üyelekü küsünügtü)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Mongolian:
ᠦᠶᠡᠯᠡᠬᠦ ᠰᠢᠰᠲ᠋ᠧᠮ
(üyelekü sistēm)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Nepali:
आवर्त सारणी
(āvarta sāraṇī)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Newar:
तत्त्वमां
(tattwamāṃ)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Norwegian Bokmål:
periodesystem
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Norwegian Nynorsk:
periodesystem
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Nyindrou:
tabela periodica di elemenc
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Occitan:
taula periodica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Odia:
ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ ସାରଣୀ
(parjyāya sāraṇi)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Ossetian:
элементты периодон системӕ
(èlementty periodon sistemæ)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Papiamentu:
tabèl periódiko
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Pashto:
دعناصرو دوراني جدول
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Persian:
جدول تناوبی
(jadval-e tanâvobi)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Picard:
tableau périodique
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Polish:
układ okresowy
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Polish:
układ okresowy pierwiastków
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Polish:
tablica Mendelejewa
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Portuguese:
tabela periódica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Punjabi:
ਮਿਆਦੀ ਪਹਾੜਾ
(miādī pahāṛā)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Punjabi:
ਤਰਤੀਬੀ ਪਹਾੜਾ
(tartībī pahāṛā)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Punjabi:
پیریاڈک ٹیبل
(pereyāḍk ṭebl)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Romanian:
tabel periodic
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Russian:
периоди́ческая систе́ма
(periodíčeskaja sistéma)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Russian:
периоди́ческая систе́ма элеме́нтов
(periodíčeskaja sistéma eleméntov)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Russian:
табли́ца Менделе́ева
(tablíca Mendeléjeva)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Russian:
периоди́ческая табли́ца
(periodíčeskaja tablíca)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Sardinian:
tàula periòdica de is elementos
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Scots:
periodic cairt
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Scottish Gaelic:
clàr pillteach
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Serbo-Croatian:
периодни сустав елемената
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Serbo-Croatian:
periodni sustav elemenata
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Sicilian:
tàvula piriòdica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Silesian:
ukłŏd ôkresowy elymyntōw
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Sindhi:
دوري جدول
(dore jdol)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Sinhalese:
ආවර්තිතා වගුව
(āwartitā waguwa)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Slovak:
periodická tabuľka
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Slovene:
periodni sistem elementov
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Sotho:
tafole ya periodiki
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Spanish:
clasificación periódica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Spanish:
tabla periódica
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Spanish:
tabla periódica de los elementos
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Sundanese:
tabél periodik
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Swahili:
mfumo radidia
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Swahili:
jedwali la elementi
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Swedish:
periodiska systemet
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Tagalog:
talaulitan
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Tagalog:
talahanayang peryodiko
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Tajik:
ҷадвали даврии унсурҳои кимёӣ
(jadval-i davri-yi unsurho-yi kimyoyi)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Tamil:
ஆவர்த்தன அட்டவணை
(āvarttaṉa aṭṭavaṇai)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Tamil:
தனிம அட்டவணை
(taṉima aṭṭavaṇai)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Telugu:
ఆవర్తన పట్టిక
(āvartana paṭṭika)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Thai:
ตารางธาตุ
(dtaaraang tâat)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Tibetan:
རྩ་རྫས་ཀྱི་དུས་འཁོར་རེའུ་མིག།
(rtsa rdzas kyi dus 'khor re'u mig)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Tok Pisin:
tebol bilong ol elemen
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Turkish:
periyodik tablo
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Turkish:
periyodik cetvel
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Turkmen:
himiki elementleriň periodik ulgamy
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Tuvan:
химиктиг элементилерниң периодтуг системазы
(ximiktig elementilerniñ periodtug sistemazı)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Ukrainian:
періодична система елементів
(periodyčna systema elementiv)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Ukrainian:
періодична таблыця
(periodyčna tablycja)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Ukrainian:
таблиця Менделєєва
(tablycja Mendeljejeva)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Ukrainian:
періодична система хімічних елементів
(periodyčna systema ximičnyx elementiv)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Uyghur:
ئېلېمېنتلارنىڭ دەۋرىي جەەدۋىلى
(ëlëmëntlarning dewriy jeedwili)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Uzbek:
kimyoviy elementlar davriy sistemasi
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Venetan:
tabeła periòdega
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Vietnamese:
bảng tuần hoàn
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Vietnamese:
bảng tuần hoàn các nguyên tố hoá học
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Walloon:
tåvlea periodike des elemints
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Welsh:
tabl cyfnodol
— tabular chart of the chemical elements
Yakut:
периодтаах таабыл
(periodtaaq taabïl)
— tabular chart of the chemical elements