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periodic table

Syllables: pe·ri·od·ic ta·bleUK/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l//ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪk ˈteɪbəl/

periodic table noun: a tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).

periodic table: a tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with...
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Noun

periodic table (plural periodic tables)

  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).
    • The atomic weight of krypton would accordingly be 81.62; the mean of former determinations is 81.28. This is in accordance with its position in the periodic table, which lies between bromine, 80, and rubidium, 85.1903 March 26, William Ramsay, “[Societies and Academies. London.] An Attempt to Estimate the Relative Amounts of Krypton and of Xenon in Atmospheric Air.”, in Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of...
    • Silica and alumina are distinctly the most abundant and characteristic petrogenic constituents, and with them are most frequently associated those elements toward the extreme petrogenic end of the periodic table, especially potassium, sodium, and calcium in the order named; and these elements are...1924, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, Henry Stephens Washington, “Evolution of the Elements”, in The Composition of the Earth’s Crust (United States Geological Survey Professional Paper; 127), Washington...

periodic table meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

periodic table in Hindi

tabular chart of the chemical elements
आवर्त सारणी āvart sārṇī

periodic table in Tamil

tabular chart of the chemical elements
ஆவர்த்தன அட்டவணை āvarttaṉa aṭṭavaṇai, தனிம அட்டவணை taṉima aṭṭavaṇai

periodic table in Marathi

tabular chart of the chemical elements
आवर्त सारणी āvarta sārṇī

periodic table in Bengali

tabular chart of the chemical elements
পর্যায় সারণী porjaẏ śaroni
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periodic table in Telugu
ఆవర్తన పట్టిక āvartana paṭṭika
periodic table in Malayalam
ആവര്ത്തനപ്പട്ടിക āvarttanappaṭṭika
periodic table in Kannada
ಆವರ್ತ ಕೋಷ್ಟಕ āvarta kōṣṭaka
periodic table in Punjabi
ਮਿਆਦੀ ਪਹਾੜਾ miādī pahāṛā, ਤਰਤੀਬੀ ਪਹਾੜਾ tartībī pahāṛā
periodic table in Gujarati
આવર્ત સારણી āvart sārṇī, આવર્ત કોષ્ટક āvart koṣṭak
periodic table in Odia
ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ ସାରଣୀ parjyāya sāraṇi
periodic table in Sinhala
ආවර්තිතා වගුව āwartitā waguwa
periodic table in Assamese
পৰ্যাবৃত্ত তালিকা porzabritto talika
periodic table in Nepali
आवर्त सारणी āvarta sāraṇī
periodic table in Pashto
دعناصرو دوراني جدول
periodic table in Tagalog
talaulitan, talahanayang peryodiko
periodic table in Arabic
الْجَدْوَلُ الدَّوْرِيّ al-jadwalu d-dawriyy
periodic table in Malay
jadual berkala
periodic table in Indonesian
tabel periodik
periodic table in Persian
جدول تناوبی jadval-e tanâvobi
periodic table in Thai
ตารางธาตุ dtaaraang tâat
periodic table in Vietnamese
bảng tuần hoàn, bảng tuần hoàn các nguyên tố hoá học
periodic table in Myanmar
ဒြပ်စင်အလှည့်ကျဇယား drapcang-a.hlany.kya.ja.ya:
Sindhi
دوري جدول dore jdol
Dhivehi
ޕީރިއަޑިކް ތާވަލު pīriaḍik̊ tāvalu

Examples of periodic table in a sentence

  • Taking into account the masses and percents of the isotopes, the average weight of a mercury atom is 200.59 amu, the atomic weight that is listed on some periodic tables.2009, Kristi Lew, “Mercury: The Inside Story”, in Mercury (Understanding the Elements of the Periodic Table), New York, N.Y.: The Rosen...
  • The atomic masses you see in many periodic tables may vary slightly, so for consistency, we've rounded all atomic mass values to two decimal places before plugging them into equations.2015, Peter J. Mikulecky, Christopher Hren, “Understanding the Many Uses of the Mole”, in Chemistry Workbook for Dummies, 2nd edition...

Forms of periodic table

pluralperiodic tables

Origin of periodic table

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.

Words formed from periodic table

Words that rhyme with periodic table

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Questions about periodic table

What does periodic table mean?
Periodic table means a tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).
What is periodic table in Hindi?
Periodic table in Hindi is आवर्त सारणी (āvart sārṇī). See Periodic table meaning in Hindi.
How do you use periodic table in a sentence?
Taking into account the masses and percents of the isotopes, the average weight of a mercury atom is 200.59 amu, the atomic weight that is listed on some periodic tables.
What part of speech is periodic table?
Periodic table is a noun.
How do you pronounce periodic table?
Periodic table is pronounced /ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/ (UK).
What is the plural of periodic table?
The plural of periodic table is periodic tables.

Words near periodic table in the dictionary

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