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ahemeral

adj
/eɪˈhɛməɹəl/

Etymology

From a- + hemeral.

  1. borrowed from ἡμέρα
  2. prefixed as ahemeral — “a + hemeral”

Definitions

  1. Cyclical, with a period not equal to 24 hours

    • Photostimulation at 22 weeks of age was done with either a normal, hemeral day (14 hours of light; 10 hours of darkness) or a long ahemeral day (14 hours of light; 14 hours of darkness).
    • Short ahemeral cycles have typically been made up of 14L:7D [L=light; D=dark], 14L:8D or 14L:9D photoschedules and have been used by poultry breeders who wish to identify hens with rapid rates of follicular maturation.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA