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diurnal

  (dī-ûr'nəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period; daily.
  2. Occurring or active during the daytime rather than at night: diurnal animals.
  3. Botany. Opening during daylight hours and closing at night.
n.
  1. A book containing all the offices for the daily canonical hours of prayer except matins.
  2. Archaic.
    1. A diary or journal.
    2. A daily newspaper.

[Middle English, from Late Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from diēs, day.]

diurnally di·ur'nal·ly adv.
 
 
(dī-ur′nəl)
adj

Relating to or happening in the daytime or portion of the day which is light.

 

Pertaining to or occurring during the daytime, or period of light.

 
Obscure Words: diurnal


1) recurring every day; having a daily cycle
2) occurring in the daytime
 

A term used to describe a flower that opens only during the daytime.

 
Word Tutor: diurnal
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Everyday. Also: Relating to daylight.

pronunciation The diurnal sun sets at night, but the sun of the heart never disappears. — Abd al-Kader (1807-1883), Arab mystic.

 
Wikipedia: diurnal

Diurnal ("daily") may refer to:

  • Diurnal animal, a plant or animal that is active in the daytime
  • Actions which are completed in 24 hours and are repeated every 24 hours, e.g. the sun reaching its zenith.
  • Diurnal motion, the apparent motion of stars around the Earth, caused by the Earth's rotation around its axis. More generally it means repeating daily as in e.g. diurnal effect
  • Diurnal phase shift, the phase shift of electromagnetic signals associated with daily changes in the ionosphere
  • Diurnal temperature variation, the daily temperature shift that occurs from daytime to night

In astronomy:

  • Diurnal planet, a planet in a sect for which the Sun is above the horizon
  • Diurnal chart, a chart for a given date, based on the natal chart
  • Diurnal arc, the time, as expressed in right ascension, it takes a planet, point, or degree to move from its rising point to its setting point
  • Diurnal sign, a sign in the zodiac whose natural positions are on the southern hemisphere of the horoscope

 
Translations: Translations for: Diurnal

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - daglig, dagåben, dag-, døgn-
n. - dagbog, journal

Nederlands (Dutch)
plaatsvindend overdag, dag-, dagelijks, in één dag

Français (French)
adj. - (Astron, Bot) diurne
n. - (Relig) diurnal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Tages-, täglich
n. - Diurnal (Gebetbuch)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ημερήσιος
n. - (θρησκ.) ωρολόγιον

Italiano (Italian)
diurno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - diurno, diário
n. - diário (m)

Русский (Russian)
ежедневный, дневной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - diurno
n. - diurno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - daglig
n. - dags-

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
每日的, 白天的, 一日间的, 日报, 日刊

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 每日的, 白天的, 一日間的
n. - 日報, 日刊

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 주간의, 날마다의
n. - 주간, 주행성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 日中聖務日課書
adj. - 昼間の, 日中の, 昼行性の, 日ごとの, 日周的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فعال خلال النهار ( صفه لحيوان), يومي, نهاري (الاسم) مفكرة, دفتر يوميات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יומי, של היום, של כל יום‬
n. - ‮ספר של תפילות הנאמרות ביום‬


 
 

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