ahemeral

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ hemeral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪˈhɛməɹəl/

Adjective

ahemeral (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Cyclical, with a period not equal to 24 hours
    • 2003, Frank Edwin Robinson, Gaylene Marie Fasenko, Robert Allen Renema, New Developments in Reproduction and Incubation of Broiler Chickens, page 116:
      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).
    • 1996, Robert J. Etches, Reproduction in Poultry, page 273:
      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.

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References

  • “ahemeral”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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