Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoentrainment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-toen-train-ment
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The entrainment of an organism's circadian rhythm to the pattern of light and dark in its environment

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English entrainment English photoentrainment From photo- + entrainment.

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What does photoentrainment mean?
The entrainment of an organism's circadian rhythm to the pattern of light and dark in its environment
Where does photoentrainment come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English entrainment English photoentrainment From photo- + entrainment.

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