ZEITGEBER


Meaning of ZEITGEBER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtsīt-ˌgā-bər, ˈzīt- ]

noun

Etymology: German, from Zeit time + Geber giver

Date: 1964

: an environmental agent or event (as the occurrence of light or dark) that provides the stimulus setting or resetting a biological clock of an organism

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