Diurnal Definition

dī-ûrnəl
adjective
Occurring each day; daily.
Webster's New World
Of, done, or happening in the daytime.
Webster's New World
Active in the daytime.
Webster's New World
Opening in the daytime and closing at night.
Webster's New World

Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset.

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noun

A flower that opens only in the day.

Wiktionary
A service book containing prayers for the daytime canonical hours and for compline.
Webster's New World
A diary or journal.
American Heritage
A daily newspaper.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Diurnal

Noun

Singular:
diurnal
Plural:
diurnals

Origin of Diurnal

  • Middle English from Late Latin diurnālis from Latin diurnus from diēs day dyeu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin diurnālis, from diēs (“day”). Cognate with journal.

    From Wiktionary

Diurnal Sentence Examples

  • Take a base attached to the centre of the earth, but without this diurnal rotation.

  • The species of the genus Lemur are diurnal, and may be recognized by the length of the muzzle, and the large tufted ears.

  • This type of colouring is also found in genera of quite distinct sub-families of butterflies, namely in Danainae and Pierinae, as well as in some diurnal moths, all of which occur in the same district as the Ithomiinae.

  • The climate, influenced by the high elevation, is characterized by long and severe winters and short summers with great diurnal extremes of temperature.

  • The most important unofficial contemporary works are the Histories of John Knox, Bishop John Lesley, George Buchanan, and Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie; the Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents from the death of James IV.

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Words Starting With

DDIDIU

Words Ending With

LALNAL

Unscrambles

diurnal

Words Starting With D and Ending With L

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Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With L