dayside

noun

day·​side ˈdā-ˌsīd 

: the side of a planet in sunlight

Examples of dayside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The variations in brightness result because sometimes the nightside of the planet faces us, and other times our instruments see its dayside. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Those changes--across dayside, weekends and in the key weeknight prime time hours--come as MS NOW continues to see significant viewership growth. — Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026

The changes overhaul the mornings, dayside, primetime, and weekend schedules for MS Now after it was rebranded from MSNBC and spun out into Versant. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

Researchers used the telescope's Near-Infrared Spectrograph to measure the exoplanet's dayside temperature. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dayside

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied