"periodization" meaning in English

See periodization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: periodizations [plural], periodisation [alternative]
Etymology: From period + -ization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|period|ization}} period + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} periodization (countable and uncountable, plural periodizations)
  1. The process of categorizing something (e.g. history) into named periods. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of categorizing something (e.g. history) into named periods): շրջանաբաժանում (šrǰanabažanum) (Armenian), periodisering [common-gender] (Danish), periodisering [feminine] (Dutch), Periodisierung [feminine] (German), περιοδολόγηση (periodológisi) [feminine] (Greek), periodizáció (Hungarian), periodizzazione [feminine] (Italian), periodyzacja [feminine] (Polish), periodização [feminine] (Portuguese), периодизация (periodizacija) (Russian), periodización [feminine] (Spanish), periodisering [common-gender] (Swedish), періодиза́ція (periodyzácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), thời đại hóa (Vietnamese), phân chia thời đại (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-periodization-en-noun-2gjKpPfY Disambiguation of 'process of categorizing something (e.g. history) into named periods': 93 3 4
  2. (weightlifting, sports) Training in segments of a few weeks or months, so that training begins at lower intensity and is gradually increased to high intensity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports, Weightlifting
    Sense id: en-periodization-en-noun-xhneBUC3 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting
  3. The operation of forming a periodic function from a non-periodic function. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-periodization-en-noun-TJ12DeAO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ization, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 30 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ization: 22 28 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 16 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 26 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 18 26 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 21 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 24 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 23 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 29 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 26 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 23 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 22 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 26 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 23 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 23 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 24 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 19 24 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 24 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: period, periodize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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