Meanings
nouncircadian rhythm (plural circadian rhythms)
plural circadian rhythms
- sleep medicinebiologyThe internal body clock that regulates the roughly 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.
Synonyms: circadian clock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe internal body clock that regulates the roughly 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.
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Chinese Mandarin 生理節律 /生理节律, 晝夜節律 /昼夜节律
- 生理節律 /生理节律 (shēnglǐ jiélǜ)internal body clock
- 晝夜節律 /昼夜节律 (zhòuyè jiélǜ)internal body clock
Finnish vuorokausirytmi, sirkadiaanirytmi
- vuorokausirytmiinternal body clock
- sirkadiaanirytmiinternal body clock
French rythme circadien
- rythme circadieninternal body clock
German circadianer Rhythmus, circadiane Rhythmik
- circadianer Rhythmusinternal body clock
- circadiane Rhythmikinternal body clock
Greek κιρκάδιος ρυθμός
- κιρκάδιος ρυθμός (kirkádios rythmós)internal body clock
Icelandic dægursveifla
- dægursveiflainternal body clock
Japanese 概日リゾム
- 概日リゾム (gaijitsurizomu)internal body clock
Korean 생체리듬
- 생체리듬 (saengcherideum)internal body clock
Portuguese ritmo circadiano
- ritmo circadianointernal body clock
Romanian ritm circadian
- ritm circadianinternal body clock
Russian циркадный ритм
- циркадный ритм (cirkadnyj ritm)internal body clock
Spanish ritmo circadiano
- ritmo circadianointernal body clock
Swedish dygnsrytm
- dygnsrytminternal body clock
Thai จังหวะรอบวัน
- จังหวะรอบวันinternal body clock
Ukrainian цирка́дний ритм
- цирка́дний ритм (cyrkádnyj rytm)internal body clock
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APA
circadian rhythm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circadian%20rhythm
MLA
“circadian rhythm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circadian%20rhythm. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circadian rhythm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circadian%20rhythm.
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