(biology) The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.

(music) the musical period of time following the Classical period falling between about 1820 and the start of the twentieth century.

(politics, government) In Canadian federal and provincial parliaments, a period of regularly scheduled time in the lower chamber during which members of the official opposition party and other members may direct questions to the prime minister and to cabinet ministers concerning affairs of state.

Alternative form of Question Period

(chemistry) The principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers

(historical) The history of Japan covering the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara).

Sexual intercourse during menstruation.

Alternative form of menstrual period

An event of a woman's discharging of menstrual flow of blood and cells.

(grammar) A sentence whose main clause appears at the end, after other, especially dependent, clauses. / (physics) A structure made of bays coupled through one or more coordinates.