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Definition of diurnal

Diurnal
Diurnal Di*ur"nal, n. [Cf. F. diurnal a prayerbook. See Diurnal, a.] 1. A daybook; a journal. [Obs.] --Tatler. 2. (R. C. Ch.) A small volume containing the daily service for the ``little hours,' viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A diurnal bird or insect.

Meaning of diurnal from wikipedia

- Diurnality is a form of plant and animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night. The...
- Look up diurnal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diurnal ("daily") may refer to: Diurnal cycle, any pattern that recurs daily Diurnality, the behavior...
- A diurnal cycle (or diel cycle) is any pattern that recurs every 24 hours as a result of one full rotation of the planet Earth around its axis. Earth's...
- In meteorology, diurnal temperature variation is the variation between a high air temperature and a low temperature that occurs during the same day. Temperature...
- Diurnal motion (from Latin diurnus 'daily', from Latin diēs 'day') is an astronomical term referring to the apparent motion of celestial objects (e.g...
- article on "diurnal arc", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "diurnal arc" You can also: Search for Diurnal arc in Wikipedia...
- In astrology, the signs of the zodiac are classified as diurnal or nocturnal. Diurnal signs have natural positions on the southern hemisphere of the horoscope...
- Accipitres) were divided into diurnal and nocturnal tribes; the owls remained monogeneric (family Ægolii, genus Strix), whilst the diurnal raptors were divided...
- societies. Humans are normally diurnal creatures that are active in the daytime[citation needed]. As with most other diurnal animals, human activity-rest...
- and latitude of the location on Earth from where the Moon is observed. Diurnal libration is the small daily libration, an oscillation due to Earth's rotation...