dieladj.n.

Brit.

/diːl/,

/ˈdʌɪəl/, U.S.

/dil/,

/ˈdaɪ(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin diēs , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin diēs day (see diurnal adj. and n.) + -al suffix¹.

Biology.

Lasting for or involving a period of twenty-four hours. Also occasionally as n.: a period of twenty-four hours.

ΚΠ

1934 J. R. Carpenter in Proc. Oklahoma Acad. Sci. 14 30 Diel: the day in the sense of the 24 hours.

1957 Jrnl. Mammalogy 38 221 Activity is thought to consist of: (1) a feeding rhythm, and (2) a diel cycle that responds to light and temperature.

1975 Nature 3 Jan. 42/2 Many species of fish..undergo diel vertical migrations.

1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xii. 189/2 Although sharks swim actively throughout the diel cycle,..the primary foraging times of most species are during twilight and nighttime.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diel
释义	dieladj.n. Brit. /diːl/, /ˈdʌɪəl/, U.S. /dil/, /ˈdaɪ(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin diēs , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin diēs day (see diurnal adj. and n.) + -al suffix¹. Biology. Lasting for or involving a period of twenty-four hours. Also occasionally as n.: a period of twenty-four hours. ΚΠ 1934 J. R. Carpenter in Proc. Oklahoma Acad. Sci. 14 30 Diel: the day in the sense of the 24 hours. 1957 Jrnl. Mammalogy 38 221 Activity is thought to consist of: (1) a feeding rhythm, and (2) a diel cycle that responds to light and temperature. 1975 Nature 3 Jan. 42/2 Many species of fish..undergo diel vertical migrations. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xii. 189/2 Although sharks swim actively throughout the diel cycle,..the primary foraging times of most species are during twilight and nighttime. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1934
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