English noun: periodic event | |||
| 1. | periodic event (event) an event that recurs at intervals | ||
| Synonyms | recurrent event | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, cycle, heartbeat, migration, oscillation, pulsation, pulse, repeat, repetition, sunrise, sunset, tide | ||