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单词 circadian
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circadianadj.

Brit. /səːˈkeɪdɪən/, U.S. /sərˈkeɪdiən/
Etymology: < Latin circa about + dies day (see diurnal adj. and n.) + -an suffix.
Designating physiological activity which occurs approximately every twenty-four hours, or the rhythm of such activity.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > mental action or process > [adjective] > recurrent every 24 hours
circadian1959
1959 F. Halberg in Zeitschr. f. Vitamin- Hormon- & Fermentforschung X. 235Circadian’ might be applied to all ‘24 hour’ rhythms, whether or not their periods..are different from 24 hours, longer or shorter, by a few minutes or hours.
1963 J. Leith tr. Fraisse Psychol. of Time i. 20 Circadian rhythms in animals, unlike plants, are almost always acquired.
1964 Perceptual & Motor Skills XIX. 211 (heading) Circadian activity and noise comparisons of two confined groups with or without reference to clock time.
1964 Perceptual & Motor Skills XIX. 211 Both measures revealed highly positive correlations between the mean circadian patterns of the two groups.
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