"biological clock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biological clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} biological clock (plural biological clocks)
  1. (biology) Any of several mechanisms that regulate the periodicity of biological functions, such as the circadian rhythm. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (any of several mechanisms that regulate the periodicity of biological functions): 生物鐘 (Chinese Mandarin), 生物钟 (shēngwùzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), biologisk ur (Danish), biologinen kello (Finnish), horloge biologique [feminine] (French), horloge circadienne [feminine] (French), horloge interne [feminine] (French), 생물학적 시계 (saengmulhakjeok sigye) (Korean), horologium biologicum (Latin), biologesch Auer (Luxembourgish), relógio biológico [masculine] (Portuguese), biyolojik saat (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-biological_clock-en-noun-9zlUUgOE Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'any of several mechanisms that regulate the periodicity of biological functions': 87 13
  2. (figuratively) A notional clock to which people should pay attention, lest menopause or andropause kicks in and it is too late for them to have children. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: body clock Derived forms: tick-tock biological clock Related terms: biorhythm, circadian rhythm Translations (Translations): 生物鐘 (Chinese Mandarin), 生物钟 (shēngwùzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), biologisk ur [neuter] (Danish), hedelmällinen ikä (Finnish), horloge biologique [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-biological_clock-en-noun-of4~8bwW Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 43 57

Inflected forms

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