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Periodic Table

Periodic Table

n. Chemistry

The tabular arrangement of the elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same column.

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periodic table

(ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk)

(Chemistry) a table of the elements, arranged in order of increasing atomic number, based on the periodic law. Elements having similar chemical properties and electronic structures appear in vertical columns (groups)

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pe′ri•od′ic ta′ble

art at peripheral

(ˈpɪər iˈɒd ɪk, ˌpɪər-)
n.

a table in which the chemical elements, arranged according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.

[1890–95]

Pe·ri·od·ic Table

(pîr′ē-ŏd′ĭk)

A table in which the chemical elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number. Elements with similar properties are arranged in the same column (called a group), and elements with the same number of electron shells are arranged in the same row (called a period).

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periodic table - (chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

table, tabular array - a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"

Translations

periodieke tabel

جدول دوري

периодична система на елементите

taula periòdica

Periodensystem

clasificación periódicatabla periódica

جدول تناوبی

jaksollinen järjestelmä

tableau périodique

הטבלה המחזורית

periodni sustav elemenata

periódusos rendszer

tabella periodic

tabel periodik

tavola periodica

周期表

주기율표周期律表

systema periodicum

periodinė elementų lentelė

ķīmisko elementu periodiskā tabula

ആവര്ത്തനപ്പട്ടിക

periodiek systeem

periodesystemet

układ okresowy pierwiastków

tabela periódica

periodiska systemet

ตารางธาตุ

periyodik tablo

periodic table

n (Chem) the periodic table → la tavola periodica degli elementi

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