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PRONUNCIATION OF NYCHTHEMERON

nychthemeron  [nɪkˈθiːmərɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NYCHTHEMERON

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Nychthemeron is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NYCHTHEMERON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nychthemeron

Nychthemeron /nɪkˈθɛmərɒn/, occasionally nycthemeron or nuchthemeron is a period of 24 consecutive hours. It is sometimes used, especially in technical literature, to avoid the ambiguity inherent in the term day. It is the period of time that a calendar normally labels with a date.

Definition of nychthemeron in the English dictionary

The definition of nychthemeron in the dictionary is a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NYCHTHEMERON


adiaphoron
ˌædɪˈæfərɒn
aileron
ˈeɪlərɒn
aleuron
əˈlʊərɒn
buron
ˈbjʊərɒn
deceleron
diːˈselərɒn
fleuron
ˈflʊərɒn
hapteron
ˈhæptərɒn
hexaemeron
ˌhɛksəˈɛmərɒn
hexahemeron
ˌhɛksəˈhɛmərɒn
interferon
ˌɪntəˈfɪərɒn
interneuron
ˌɪntəˈnjʊərɒn
lepidopteron
ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərɒn
motoneuron
ˌməʊtəʊˈnjʊərɒn
neuron
ˈnjʊərɒn
oophoron
əʊˈɒfərɒn
pleuron
ˈplʊərɒn
polaron
ˈpəʊlərɒn
sticheron
ˈstɪkərɒn
taileron
ˈteɪlərɒn
vigneron
ˈviːnjərɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NYCHTHEMERON

nyanza
nyas
Nyasa
Nyasaland
Nyassa
nybble
NYC
nychthemeral
nyctaginaceous
nyctalope
nyctalopia
nyctalopic
nyctalops
nyctanthous
nyctinastic
nyctinasty
nyctitropic
nyctitropism
nyctophobia
nyctophobic

WORDS THAT END LIKE NYCHTHEMERON

Acheron
Cameron
chaperon
Decameron
deuteron
enteron
ephemeron
erigeron
green heron
grey heron
heron
hyperon
longeron
night heron
Oberon
operon
Percheron
Quiberon
seron
Theron

Synonyms and antonyms of nychthemeron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nychthemeron» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

nychthemeron
1,325 millions of speakers

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nychthemeron
570 millions of speakers

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nychthemeron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nychthemeron
380 millions of speakers
ar

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nychthemeron
280 millions of speakers

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nychthemeron
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nychthemeron
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nychthemeron
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nycthémère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nychthemeron
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nychthemeron
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nychthemeron
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nychthemeron
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nychthemeron
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nychthemeron
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nychthemeron
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्यूचॅमेरॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nychthemeron
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nychthemeron
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nychthemeron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nychthemeron
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nychthemeron
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nychthemeron
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nychthemeron
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nychthemeron
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nychthemeron
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nychthemeron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NYCHTHEMERON»

The term «nychthemeron» is used very little and occupies the 186.241 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NYCHTHEMERON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nychthemeron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NYCHTHEMERON»

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Understanding Sleep and Dreaming
Furthermore, the amount of REMS per nychthemeron drops to adult level by about 2 years of age. N3 as a percent of total sleep is as high as it ever will be in early childhood then gradually declines by around 50 % by preadolescence.
William H. Moorcroft, 2013
2
Sleep, Dreaming & Sleep Disorders: An Introduction
... sleep characteristics of selected animals presented in the very beginning of this chapter to see how well they can be explained. Grazing animals have little total sleep time and get it only in brief bursts scattered throughout the nychthemeron.
William H. Moorcroft, 1993
3
The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth ...
The answer, I suspect, is that the number of dana in a nychthemeron derived from the observation of the behaviour of the Sun. There is a clearly observable parallel between the behaviour of the Sun over the course of one nychthemeron and ...
Iain Morley, Colin Renfrew, 2010
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and ...
Dij' The nychthemeron is divided into twenty»four parts, "YTM* called hours ; which are of two forts, equal, and unequal or temporary. See the article Hour. Different nations begin their day at a different hour. Thus the Egyptians begin their day ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica, James Millar, 1810
5
The Schemata of the Stars: Byzantine Astronomy from A.D. 1300
About the Spheres of the Moon: How much does each sphere moves on the nychthemeron The first sphere moves in each nychthemeron 0° 3' in opposite sense to the zodiac. The second sphere moves 13° 11' hi each nychthemeron hi the ...
Emmanuel A. Paschos, P. Sotiroudis, 1998
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The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: The Hidden ...
Aren't we glad a nychthemeron isn't divided in metric? Who wants to sleep thirty hours every night? The word is from Greek, a combination of nykt- (night) and hemera (day). VELLEITY Volition at its faintest. Finally, a word to describe.
Anu Garg, 2007
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
it is stiled a NvcHTHEMEfON; by which term that acceptation of it is aptly denoted, as it implies both day and night. The nychthemeron is divided into 14 parts called hours; which are of two sorts, e- mial and unequal, or temporary. See Hour.
‎1816
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
In the second sense, [des- ».) it is (tiled a Is'vchthemeson ; by which term that acceptation of it ii aptly denoted, at it implies both day and night. The nychthemeron is" divided into 24 parts called hours ; which are of two forts, e- qual and unequal ...
‎1816
9
Crash
The amino acids of Nychthemeron and those of Earth were foreign to one another, and the sugars of the new world were subtly different to those of the old. Earth proteins and Nychthemeron proteins did not key. When fed on Nychthemeron ...
Guy Haley, 2013
10
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
The nychthemeron is divided into twenty-four parts, i called hours ; which are of two sorts, equal, and unequal or temporary. See the article HOUR. Different nations begin their day at a différent hour. Thus the Egyptians begin their day at ...
‎1823

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NYCHTHEMERON»

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Tabletop Review: The Ninth World Bestiary (Numenera)
Nychthemeron: A bizarre creature whose attitude towards other life forms ranges from murderously psychotic, to pretty friendly – based on the ... «diehard gamefan, Feb 14»
2
Another 31556941 Seconds Around the Sun? Happy Recycled …
It's nychthemeron, which is the complete cycle of day and night. You and I, in general, would call this a “day.” Personally, if someone dropped ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 14»
3
Complete Archive of the Daily (Bad) Astronomy Factoids “BAFacts”
#BAFact: A complete cycle of day and night is called a nychthemeron. How about that? #BAFact: 158 known gorgeous stellar beehives called ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 13»
4
Happy Restart of the Earth's Tropical Orbital Period!
It's nychthemeron, which is the complete cycle of day and night. You and I, in general, would call this a “day.” Personally, if someone dropped ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 13»

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