EPISODIC


Meaning of EPISODIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-pə-ˈsä-dik also ]

-ˈzä- adjective

also ep·i·sod·i·cal -di-kəl

Date: 1711

1. : made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes

2. : having the form of an episode

3. : of or limited in duration or significance to a particular episode : temporary

may be able to establish whether the sea-floor spreading is continuous or episodic — A. I. Hammond

4. : occurring, appearing, or changing at usually irregular intervals : occasional

an episodic illness

• ep·i·sod·i·cal·ly -di-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.