Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circannual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cir-can-nu-al
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of biological processes: having or occurring in annual cycles or periods

Example Sentences

"Light pollution can interfere with the circannual migration of birds."
"[…] because morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease also reveal statistically significant circadian and circannual rhythms."
"Circannual rhythms control reproductive function in seasonal breeders."
"Seasonal variations in locomotor activity are generated by a circannual clock […]."

Etymology

Formed as Latin circā (“about”) + annual, after circadian.

Derived Forms

circannually

Questions

What does circannual mean?: Of biological processes: having or occurring in annual cycles or periods
Where does circannual come from?: Formed as Latin circā (“about”) + annual, after circadian.

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