Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biochronometry

/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: biochronom-e-try
IPA: /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Biochronometry (also chronobiology or biological chronometry) is the study of biological behaviours and patterns seen in animals with factors based in time."

Etymology

From bio- + chronometry.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/
British English: /ˌbaɪ.əʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/

Inflected Forms

biochronometries (plural)

Synonyms

chronobiology

Questions

How do you pronounce biochronometry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/.
What does biochronometry mean?: 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.
Where does biochronometry come from?: From bio- + chronometry.

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