diurnal
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1di·ur·nal

adjective \dī-ˈər-nəl\

Definition of DIURNAL

1
a : recurring every day <diurnal tasks>
b : having a daily cycle <diurnal tides>
2
a : of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime <the city's diurnal noises>
b : active chiefly in the daytime <diurnal animals>
c : opening during the day and closing at night <diurnal flowers>
di·ur·nal·ly \-nəl-ē\ adverb

Examples of DIURNAL

  1. <a love as constant and certain as the diurnal tides>

Origin of DIURNAL

Middle English, from Latin diurnalis — more at journal
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

2diurnal

noun

Definition of DIURNAL

1
archaic : diary, daybook
2
: journal 2a

Examples of DIURNAL

  1. <a microfilm containing a collection of diurnals published by 19th-century American abolitionists>

First Known Use of DIURNAL

1600

Rhymes with DIURNAL

di·ur·nal

adjective \dī-ˈərn-əl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DIURNAL

1
: having a daily cycle <diurnal rhythms>
2
a : of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime <diurnal activity> b : chiefly active during the daytime <diurnal mosquitoes>
di·ur·nal·ly \-əl-ē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb

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