recurrent event

Other forms: recurrent events

Definitions of recurrent event

1. noun

   an event that recurs at intervals
   synonyms: periodic event

   types:

   migration

   the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding

   cycle, oscillation

   a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon

   repeat, repetition

   an event that repeats

   sunrise

   the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

   sunset

   the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

   beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse

   the steady contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

   tide

   the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

   cardiac cycle

   the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles

   Carnot cycle, Carnot's ideal cycle

   a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat

   pass

   one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

   sequence

   several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

   cycle

   a periodically repeated sequence of events

   rematch, replay

   something (especially a game) that is played again

   recurrence, return

   the event of happening again (especially at regular intervals)

   diastole

   the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood

   systole

   the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery

   pounding, throb, throbbing

   an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

   high tide, high water, highwater

   the tide when the water is highest

   low tide, low water

   the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide

   ebbtide

   the tide while water is flowing out

   flood, flood tide, rising tide

   the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)

   lee tide, leeward tide

   a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing

   slack tide, slack water

   the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide

   menstrual cycle

   a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation

   type of:

   happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent

   an event that happens