Meanings
nounchronobiology (usually uncountable, plural chronobiologies)
plural chronobiologies
- uncountableusuallybiologyThe study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity
Synonyms: biorhythmics, biochronometry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity
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Origin
- Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
- Englishchrono-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- New Latinbiologia
- Englishbiology
- Englishchronobiology
Translations
Finnish kronobiologia
- kronobiologiastudy of the effects of time on biological systems
German Chronobiologie
- Chronobiologiestudy of the effects of time on biological systems
Hungarian kronobiológia
- kronobiológiastudy of the effects of time on biological systems
Polish biorytmologia, chronobiologia
- biorytmologiastudy of the effects of time on biological systems
- chronobiologiastudy of the effects of time on biological systems
Portuguese cronobiologia
- cronobiologiastudy of the effects of time on biological systems
Tagalog taknahaynayan
- taknahaynayanstudy of the effects of time on biological systems
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Cite this entry
APA
chronobiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronobiology
MLA
“chronobiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronobiology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronobiology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronobiology.
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