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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszirkadian
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsɪʁkaˈdi̯an
"Der zirkadiane Rhythmus steuert die innere Uhr."
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Happening or recurring at approximately 24-hour intervals, especially in reference to biological processes.
"Light exposure strongly influences our circadian rhythm."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1959 by American biophysicist Franz Halberg from the Latin 'circa' (about) and 'diem' (day).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Circadian" is said worldwide
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circadien
Transliteration: sir-ka-dyan
"Le rythme circadien régule notre cycle de sommeil."
zirkadian
Transliteration: tsɪʁkaˈdi̯an
"Der zirkadiane Rhythmus steuert die innere Uhr."
circadiano
Transliteration: tʃirkaˈdjaːno
"Il ritmo circadiano influenza il sonno."
circadiano
Transliteration: seɾkaˈðjano
"El reloj circadiano regula las funciones corporales."
circadiano
Transliteration: siʁkaˈdja.nu
"O ritmo circadiano determina quando sentimos sono."
दैनिक लय
Transliteration: dainik lay
"मानव शरीर की जैविक घड़ी दैनिक लय को नियंत्रित करती है।"
昼夜节律的
Transliteration: zhòuyè jiélǜ de
"人类的昼夜节律受到光照的影响。"
일주기의
Transliteration: iljugi-ui
"신체는 일주기 리듬에 따라 움직입니다."
概日リズムの
Transliteration: gaijitsu rizumu no
"体内時計は概日リズムを維持する。"
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