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ahemeral

/eɪˈhɛməɹəl/

ahemeral adjective: cyclical, with a period not equal to 24 hours.

Adjective

ahemeral (not comparable)

  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).2003, Frank Edwin Robinson, Gaylene Marie Fasenko, Robert Allen Renema, New Developments in Reproduction and Incubation of Broiler Chickens, page 116
    • 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.1996, Robert J. Etches, Reproduction in Poultry, page 273

Origin of ahemeral

From a- + hemeral.

Words formed from ahemeral

Phrases with ahemeral

Questions about ahemeral

What does ahemeral mean?
Ahemeral means cyclical, with a period not equal to 24 hours.
What part of speech is ahemeral?
Ahemeral is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ahemeral?
Ahemeral is pronounced /eɪˈhɛməɹəl/.

Words near ahemeral in the dictionary

  1. ahegao
  2. ahegaos
  3. Aheibam
  4. aheight
  5. ahem
  6. ahemeral
  7. ahemeral day
  8. ahemeral days
  9. ahemmed
  10. ahemming
  11. ahems

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