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Diurnal meaning
Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time. | Said of a flower that is open, or releasing its perfume during daylight hours, but not at night. | Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset; circadian.
Example sentences (20)
But there are locations where the moments of slack tide differ significantly from those of high and low water. citation Tides are commonly semi-diurnal (two high waters and two low waters each day), or diurnal (one tidal cycle per day).
Diurnal aberration Diurnal aberration is caused by the velocity of the observer on the surface of the rotating Earth.
Diurnal parallax Diurnal parallax is a parallax that varies with rotation of the Earth or with difference of location on the Earth.
Principal lunar semi-diurnal constituent In most locations, the largest constituent is the "principal lunar semi-diurnal", also known as the M2 (or M 2 ) tidal constituent.
Semi-diurnal and long phase constituents are measured from high water, diurnal from maximum flood tide.
These are usually dominated by the constituents near 12 hours (the semi-diurnal constituents), but there are major constituents near 24 hours (diurnal) as well.
Effect of restorative yoga vs. stretching on diurnal cortisol dynamics and psychosocial outcomes in individuals with the metabolic syndrome: The PRYSMS randomized controlled trial.
This diurnal shift moderates the daytime warmth of the vineyard, contributing to balanced, long-lived wines with natural acidity.
Diurnal Group (LON:DNL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th.
However, the researchers here are seeing that traditional diurnal change.
Usually, daily temperatures follow a "diurnal" pattern — morning lows occur just before sunrise, and we hit highs in the middle of the afternoon.
Activity Blue wildebeest fighting for dominance Most bovids are diurnal, although a few such as the buffalo, bushbuck, reedbuck, and grysbok are exceptions.
Additionally, on very long timescales over which the spin axis of the body may be repeatedly changed due to collisions (and hence also the direction of the diurnal effect changes), the seasonal effect will also tend to dominate.
As the area behind the coast is a desert, these winds can develop into sand storms with sand deposits in the Atlantic Ocean visible on satellite images. citation The Central Plateau and Kalahari areas have wide diurnal temperature ranges of up to 30C.
Bats as prey of diurnal birds: a global perspective.
Because carbon uptake in the terrestrial biosphere is dependent on biotic factors, it follows a diurnal and seasonal cycle.
Behaviour Little penguins are diurnal and like many penguin species, spend the largest part of their day swimming and foraging at sea.
Boise experiences hot and dry summers with highs reaching convert eight days in a typical year and convert on 51 days. citation Yet because of the aridity, average diurnal temperature variation exceeds convert in summer.
Colombo sees little relative diurnal range of temperature, although this is more marked in the drier winter months, where minimum temperatures average convert.
Confrontation is mostly avoided due to the black bear's diurnal habits and preference for heavily forested areas, as opposed to the brown bear's largely nocturnal habits and preference for open spaces.