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diurnal adjective [ dʌɪˈəːn(ə)l ]

• of or during the day.
Similar: active during the day, non-nocturnal, daytime,
• daily; of each day.
• "diurnal rhythms"
Similar: daily, everyday, day-to-day, quotidian, occurring every day, occurring each day, circadian,
Origin: late Middle English (as a term in astronomy): from late Latin diurnalis, from Latin diurnus ‘daily’, from dies ‘day’.

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