DIURNAL
\dˈɪɜːnə͡l], \dˈɪɜːnəl], \d_ˈɪ__ɜː_n_əl]\
Definitions of DIURNAL
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(biology) belonging to or active during the day; "diurnal animals are active during the day"; "diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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belonging to or active during the day; "diurnal animals are active during the day"; "diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night"
By Princeton University
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Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going through its changes in a day; constituting the measure of a day; as, a diurnal fever; a diurnal task; diurnal aberration, or diurnal parallax; the diurnal revolution of the earth.
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A daybook; a journal.
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A diurnal bird or insect.
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Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; - opposed to nocturnal; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours.
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Opening during the day, and closing at night; - said of flowers or leaves.
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Active by day; - applied especially to the eagles and hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among insects.
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A small volume containing the daily service for the little hours, viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline.
By Oddity Software
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Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going through its changes in a day; constituting the measure of a day; as, a diurnal fever; a diurnal task; diurnal aberration, or diurnal parallax; the diurnal revolution of the earth.
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A daybook; a journal.
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A diurnal bird or insect.
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Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; - opposed to nocturnal; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours.
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Opening during the day, and closing at night; - said of flowers or leaves.
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Active by day; - applied especially to the eagles and hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among insects.
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A small volume containing the daily service for the little hours, viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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Daily: relating to or performed in a day.
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In the R. C. Church, a breviary with daily services.
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DIURNALLY.
By Daniel Lyons
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Pertaining to daytime, as opposed to night; of plants, blooming during the day; of animals, active during the day.
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Living only a day.
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Occurring once a day. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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