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词汇 diurnal
释义 diurnal
adjective
uk /ˌdaɪˈɜː.nəl/ us /ˌdaɪˈɝː.nəl/
biology specialized
being active or happening during the day rather than at night: 在一天内发生的;白天发生的;昼行性的
The Ethiopian wolf is mostly diurnal, but becomes nocturnal in areas where it is persecuted.
diurnal activity
formal
happening over a period of a day:
the diurnal rotation of the earth
Compare
nocturnal
the sunlit hours when diurnal birds are about
Humans are normally diurnal, but we are not as immutable as plants or other animals.
The tigers in the park have become diurnal, making it one of the best places to see tigers in India.
Ragweed follows a steady diurnal cycle, releasing pollen at dawn and achieving peak airborne concentrations near noon.
These mountains have a prolonged period of diurnal freeze-thaw that shatters the rock and loosens the fragments.
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Days & times of day

Related word


diurnally
Examples from literature

But he probably neglected to keep diurnal notes. 
Of the former they have no measure but the visible diurnal motion of the sun or the monthly revolution of the moon. 
The diurnal revolution of the earth brings the joyful sunrise and the pathetic sunset. 

Examples of diurnal


diurnal
This represents an independent evolution of spectral diversity in response to selection after returning to a diurnal lifestyle.
The common type of colic cry, without organic alterations, follows a diurnal rhythm and occurs mainly in the afternoon and early evening hours.
These relate to different diurnal, and monthly, tidal stages, and serve as important features for hunting and safety assessment in each community.
As watches were diurnal, visits by nocturnal canopy animals were not recorded, although we found no evidence of high levels of nocturnal fruit removal.
However, the high resilience maltreated children exhibited a distinctive pattern of diurnal variation.
None of the surrogate-reared rhesus infants exhibited the normal diurnal decrease in cortisol over the daytime hours.
The diurnal rhythm of crying becomes progressively more distinct, reflecting the increasing strength of the circadian drive.
The trajectories of the planet's diurnal motion therefore lie between these two circles.
Another process that affects the higher desiccation rate of cleared areas is the diurnal cycle of temperature and wind.
The thermal inertia in turn affects the surface temperature and its diurnal amplitude.
Diurnal variation in human visual sensitivity determined by incremental thresholds.
Is it possible that individual differences in testosterone levels or diurnal variation are associated with risk for internalizing problems in youth?
No differences in activity times were apparent among diurnal species.
All species are diurnal, terrestrial frugivores and are subjected to intra-specific competition for resources and a seasonal fluctuation in food availability.
The diversity and biomass of all frugivores can explain the large difference in diurnal terrestrial frugivores between sites.
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