NOCTURNAL
\nɒktˈɜːnə͡l], \nɒktˈɜːnəl], \n_ɒ_k_t_ˈɜː_n_əl]\
Definitions of NOCTURNAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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of or during or relating to the night; "a nocturnal journey"; "nocturnal stillness"; "nocturnal predators"
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belonging to or active during the night; "nocturnal animals are active at night"; "nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day"
By Princeton University
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of or during or relating to the night; "a nocturnal journey"; "nocturnal stillness"; "nocturnal predators"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
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An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
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Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; - opposed to diurnal.
By Oddity Software
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Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
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An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
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Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; - opposed to diurnal.
By Noah Webster.
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Pertaining to, done, or happening at, night; as, a nocturnal visit: opposite to diurnal; seeking food or active at night; as, nocturnal birds.
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Nocturnally.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Nocturnally.
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Pertaining to night: happening by night: nightly.
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An instrument for observations in the night.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Robley Dunglison
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