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biochronometry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/ (US)
• /ˌbaɪ.əʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/ (UK)

Etymology

From bio- + chronometry.

Meanings

1. The scientific study of biological timekeeping, including the measurement of biological rhythms, life cycles, and time-dependent physiological processes in living organisms, such as circadian and circannual rhythms.
   • Biochronometry (also chronobiology or biological chronometry) is the study of biological behaviours and patterns seen in animals with factors based in time. 2025 January 4, Wikipedia contributors, “Chronometry”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:
   • Leading investigators and their contributions to biochronometry are cited, and the value of the biological knowledge of time to other disciplines and interests is noted. 1975, Wildlife Review, volume 157, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, page 7:
   • The Symposium on Biological Clocks in June 1960 at Cold Spring Harbor, organized under the chairmanship of C. S. Pittendrigh, contributed extensively to a crystallization of the concept of a biochronometry based on endogenous (circadian) periodicities. 1971 [1969 September], Donald S[ankey] Farner, “Foreword”, in Michael Menaker, editor, Biochronometry: Proceedings of a Symposium, Friday Harbor, Washington, Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, →ISBN, page iii:

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Synonyms

chronobiology