Diurnal

/daɪˈɜːnəl/

Synonyms for "diurnal" (60 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
circadian sleep-wake pattern

Strong matches (18)

Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(7 words)
dailydaily activitiesdaily activitydaily patternsdaily toolsdaylitdaytime
Noun(6 words)
daily cycledaily patterndaily wateringdaily yielddaylightdiário — portuguese
Adverb(1 words)

Related words (30)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

3 entries

More specific

7 entries
diurnal birddiurnal circlediurnal insectdiurnal mammaldiurnal motiondiurnal routinediurnal schedule

Collocations

6 entries
diurnal animalsdiurnal birdsdiurnal cyclediurnal insectsdiurnal rhythmdiurnal schedule

Inflections

2 entries
more diurnalmost diurnal

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

2 entries

Translations

13 translations across 9 languages.

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Finnish

3 entries
  • päivittäinen adj (having a daily cycle)
  • vuorokausi- adj (having a daily cycle)
  • vuorokautinen adj (having a daily cycle)

French

1 entries
  • journalier adj (having a daily cycle)

German

2 entries
  • jeden Tag adj (having a daily cycle)
  • tagtäglich adj (having a daily cycle)

Greek

1 entries
  • ημερήσιος adj (having a daily cycle)

Persian

1 entries
  • روزانه adj (having a daily cycle)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • diário adj (having a daily cycle)

Slovak

1 entries
  • každodenný adj (having a daily cycle)

Slovene

2 entries
  • cirkadiaden adj (having a daily cycle)
  • dneven adj (having a daily cycle)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • добови́й adj (having a daily cycle)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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The net gravitational field at any point on the surface of the earth is the sum of the gravitational fields of all the masses in the universe; hence it displays diurnal and seasonal variations and variations with the phases of the moon and Jupiter; and those variations vary with latitude: if you live far from the poles, you weigh more at night.

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I tried to explain to my mother that humans are diurnal species, that it isn't good to stay up all night and keep irregular hours, but you know my mom, she doesn't listen to reason.

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Cheetahs are diurnal because their hunting technique relies on sight.

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Degus make lovely pets: they are diurnal and hence are awake when you are.

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