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zeitgeber

UK/ˈtsʌɪtɡeɪbə/

zeitgeber noun: a rhythmically occurring cue given by the environment, such as a change in light or temperature, to reset the internal body clock.

Noun

zeitgeber (plural zeitgebers or zeitgeber)

  1. A rhythmically occurring cue given by the environment, such as a change in light or temperature, to reset the internal body clock.
    • Thus, while light is the most reliable and thus the primary zeitgeber, there are many factors that can be used in addition to, or in the absence of, daylight.2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 18

zeitgeber meaning in Bengali

zeitgeber in Bengali

তাপমাত্রার পরিবর্তন

Forms of zeitgeber

pluralzeitgebers
pluralzeitgeber

Origin of zeitgeber

Borrowed from German Zeitgeber.

Questions about zeitgeber

What does zeitgeber mean?
Zeitgeber means a rhythmically occurring cue given by the environment, such as a change in light or temperature, to reset the internal body clock.
What is zeitgeber in Bengali?
Zeitgeber in Bengali is তাপমাত্রার পরিবর্তন. See Zeitgeber meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is zeitgeber?
Zeitgeber is a noun.
How do you pronounce zeitgeber?
Zeitgeber is pronounced /ˈtsʌɪtɡeɪbə/ (UK).
What is the plural of zeitgeber?
The plural of zeitgeber is zeitgebers.

Words near zeitgeber in the dictionary

  1. Zeisloft
  2. zeism
  3. Zeiss
  4. zeist
  5. zeists
  6. zeitgeber
  7. zeitgebers
  8. zeitgeist
  9. zeitgeisten
  10. zeitgeister
  11. zeitgeistier

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zeitgeber (page history and authors); zeitgeber (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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