Diurnally
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Diurnally is an adverb meaning By daylight; in the daytime.
Meaning
By daylight; in the daytime.
More Meanings
- Habitually during the day; every daytime.
- On a 24-hour period, a frequency of once per 24 hours; daily.
Example Sentences
Sparrows are most active diurnally.
These flowers open and close diurnally.
Although the 1-D RCM can predict only horizontally, diurnally, and seasonally averaged conditions, it is capable of estimating the first-order climate responses of the atmosphere, which is our intention in this study.
A recent wavelet analysis of the turbidity data showed clear periodicities of turbidity in the three Pilbara datasets during both the baseline and dredge phases of the studies (Stark, unublished data) peaking semidiurnally associated with tides, diurnally associated with daily sea breezes and sometimes fortnightly associated with spring-neap cycles.
Synonyms for diurnally
Depending on context, synonyms include circadianly.
Antonyms for diurnally
Common opposites include nocturnally.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include daily, day-to-day, quotidially, nocturnally, morningly, every day.
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