biorhythm

noun

bio·rhythm ˈbī-ō-ˌri-t͟həm

: an innately determined rhythmic biological process or function (such as sleep behavior)

also : the internal mechanism that determines such a process or function

biorhythmic

ˌbī-ō-ˈrit͟h-mik

adjective

Examples of biorhythm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Its tone remains a bit distant, its pace a few clicks under what seems like the natural biorhythm of the play. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2023 Wearing black shorts, a blue undershirt and a black harness over his chest that tracked biorhythms, Dante Moore moved his arms rhythmically while standing alone on one corner of the field about 15 minutes before the start of UCLA’s training camp. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023 My son has a set biorhythm, and no arbitrary daylight saving law is going to shift it. —

Rachel Meyer, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2019 The biorhythm lasts for one day in rats; four days in macaques; five days in sheep; and six to 12 days in humans. —

Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2016 Perhaps not coincidentally, these are the only two physiological features that Bromage found to directly correlate with the length of the new biorhythm. —

Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2016 Deutsche Lufthansa AG last year began using 24 different light settings on its Airbus A350-900 planes to help manage passenger biorhythms during long haul flights. —

Robert Wall, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2018 See More

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