diurnal

Meaning of diurnal

noun
  1. A flower that opens only in the day.
  2. A book containing canonical offices performed during the day, hence not matins.
  3. A diary or journal.
  4. A daily news publication.
adjective
  1. Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.
    Most birds are diurnal.
  2. Said of a flower open, or releasing its perfume during daylight hours, but not at night.
  3. Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset; circadian.
  4. Done once every day; daily, quotidian.
  5. Published daily.

Information about diurnal

Hyphenation of diurnal

di-ur-nal

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
  • diurnal is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

diurnal synonyms

Meaning :

circadian

diurnal antonyms

Meaning :

nocturnal, nightly

Translation of diurnal

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