biochronometry

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ chronometry.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbaɪ.əʊ.krəˈnɒm.ɪ.tri/

Noun

biochronometry (plural biochronometries)

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.
   • 1971 [1969 September], Micheal Menaker, editor, Biochronometry: Proceedings of a Symposium, Friday Harbor, Washington, Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, →ISBN, page iv:

     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.

   • 1975, Wildlife Review, volume 157, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, page 7:

     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.

   • 2025 January 4, Wikipedia contributors, “Chronometry”, in English Wikipedia‎^[1], Wikimedia Foundation:

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

Synonyms

• chronobiology