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Diurnal meaning in English

Meaning of Diurnal in English

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Diurnal

see synonyms of diurnal

Adjective

1. diurnal

of or belonging to or active during the day

Example Sentences:
'diurnal animals are active during the day'
'diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night'
'diurnal and nocturnal offices'

2. diurnal

having a daily cycle or occurring every day

Example Sentences:
'diurnal rotation of the heavens'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Diurnal

see synonyms of diurnal
adjective
1. 
happening during the day or daily
2. 
(of flowers) open during the day and closed at night
3. 
(of animals) active during the day
Compare nocturnal
noun
4. 
a service book containing all the canonical hours except matins

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Diurnal

see synonyms of diurnal
adjective
1. 
occurring each day; daily
2. 
of, done, or happening in the daytime
see also nocturnal
3. 
a.  Botany
opening in the daytime and closing at night
said of a flower
b.  Zoology
active in the daytime
noun
4.  Archaic
a daily newspaper
5.  Ecclesiastical
a service book containing prayers for the daytime canonical hours and for compline

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Diurnal

see synonyms of diurnal
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
a. A diary or journal.
b. A daily newspaper.

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