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单词 noctambulism
释义

noctambulism

or noc·tam·bu·la·tion

[ nok-tam-byuh-liz-uhm or nok-tam-byuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ nɒkˈtæm byəˌlɪz əm or nɒkˌtæm byəˈleɪ ʃən /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR noctambulism ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

somnambulism.

Origin of noctambulism

First recorded in 1855–60; noctambul(ous) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM noctambulism

noc·tam·bu·list, noc·tam·bule [nok-tam-byool], /nɒkˈtæm byul/, noun

Words nearby noctambulism

no-claims bonus, no-code, no contest, no-count, noct-, noctambulism, noctambulous, nocti-, noctiluca, noctilucent, noctis
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Example sentences from the Web for noctambulism

  • Sleep walking or night wandering, known also by its Latin name of noctambulism, is a well-known phenomenon.

    Sleep Walking and Moon Walking|Isidor Isaak Sadger

British Dictionary definitions for noctambulism

noctambulism

noctambulation (nɒkˌtæmbjʊˈleɪʃən)

/ (nɒkˈtæmbjʊˌlɪzəm) /

noun

another word for somnambulism

Derived forms of noctambulism

noctambulist, noun

Word Origin for noctambulism

C19: from Latin nox night + ambulāre to walk
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for noctambulism

noctambulism
[ nŏk-tămbyə-lĭz′əm ]

n.

sleepwalking
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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