TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

NICTEMERO [2 records]

Record 1 2018-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Animal Biology
  • Plant Biology
  • Human Biological Requirements
CONT

The model parameters are determined from independent experiments set in a growth room. Long-term measurements of plant growth, nitrogen and nitrate accumulations are completed by short-term measurements of net uptake rate, plant nitrate and water contents during a nycthemeral cycle followed by a prolonged period of darkness.

Key term(s)
  • nychthemeral cycle
  • nychthemeral rhythm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie végétale
  • Besoins biologiques de l'homme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Biología animal
  • Biología vegetal
  • Necesidades biológicas del hombre
CONT

De igual manera, entre los ritmos del hombre no es raro que una variable presente dos máximos por nictémero: ¿se trata de un ritmo de unas 12 horas (circa-0,5-diano) o de dos ritmos circadianos diferentes desfasados? Hay apariencias cíclicas que pueden llevar a interpretaciones fisiológicas completamente falsas.

Save record 1

Record 2 2002-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Animal Biology
DEF

A full period of one day and one night.

CONT

Though our preliminary studies on food intake of pikes reared under different light conditions (DD, LD: 12.12 and LL) do not show any significant differences in the number of captured prey along the nycthemer, we also tried to see whether or not the growth of these fishes was modified under the previously stated light conditions.

OBS

plural: nychthemera, nycthemerons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Espace de temps (24 h) comprenant un jour [photophase] et une nuit [scotophase] et correspondant à un cycle biologique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Biología animal
Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: