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period

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 08.04.2026

Meanings

1
piiritletud ajalõik ühest ajahetkest teiseni
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2
teatud eripäraga ajajärk või -lõik (mingis pikemas protsessis, tegevuses, ka teatud ajavahemiku tagant korduvana)
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3
oma eripäraga ajajärk (eriti ajaloos, ühiskonna arengus, rahva elus)
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4
informal suguküpse naise emaka tsükliline vereeritus
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  • an historical time and place that serves as the setting or “special world” of a screenplay story. (Austin Community College, 2014)

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Domain Standardisation - Metrologymeasuring procedures
periood preferred
tsükkel
ajavahemik
kestus
ajajärk variant
ajastu variant
ring variant
period preferred
cycle
time interval
epoch variant
age variant
  • korduva sündmuse, nt mõõtmise, tsükli kestus
  • duration of one cycle in a repeating event
  • portion of a periodic waveform with a duration of one period
periood preferred
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  • Periood on nt menstruaaltsükli osa, kui naine veritseb tupest paar päeva ja enamiku naiste puhul juhtub see umbes iga 28 päeva tagant, kuid on tavaline, et perioodid on sellest erinevad, st iga 23 päeva tagant kuni iga 35 päeva tagant.
tsükkel
ajavahemik
kestus
ajajärk variant
ajastu variant
ring variant
period preferred
Usage examples
  • A period is the part of the menstrual cycle when a woman bleeds from her vagina for a few days, and for most women this happens every 28 days or so, but it's common for periods to be more or less frequent than this, ranging from every 23 days to every 35 days.
cycle
time interval
epoch variant
age variant

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