zeitgeber
zeit·ge·ber
noun \ˈtsīt-ˌgā-bər, ˈzīt-\Definition of ZEITGEBER
: an environmental agent or event (as the occurrence of light or dark) that provides the stimulus setting or resetting a biological clock of an organism
Origin of ZEITGEBER
German, from Zeit time + Geber giver
First Known Use: 1964
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