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biorhythm

biorhythm

1 7.7
A claimed regular cycle that people think changes their energy and mood
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪəˌrɪðəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : biorritmo
  • Also, attention is devoted to personal preferences in relation to one's biorhythm (When are you most concentrated?)

Is their sort of biorhythm creatively right?

Examples

  • Is their sort of biorhythm creatively right?

    Film Courage

  • Then things can attack it and so that that I guess I call it the biorhythm of these two things.

  • Is their sort of biorhythm creatively, right?

  • Don't continually interrupt your biorhythms just to forget a stressful day or to have "fun."

    Academic text (1991)

  • Now look, she's got working for her people who are geniuses at understanding the biorhythms and rhythms of the press and of the public.

  • No, Look, she's got working for her people who are geniuses at understanding the biorhythms and rhythms of the press and of the public.

  • Many people believe that understanding their biorhythm can help improve their productivity.

  • She checks her biorhythm chart each morning to plan her day according to her energy levels.

  • His low energy last week was in line with his biorhythm predictions for that phase.

Surface Forms

biorhythm singular
biorhythms plural

Morphology

biorhythm = rhythm (semi-transparent) = bio + rhythm

The parts suggest 'biological rhythm', but the sense is tied to a specialized pseudo-scientific idea about bodily and mental cycles.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember biorhythm is to see bio- 'life' plus rhythm 'regular beat' as a personal 'beat' of energy and mood. Because some people think their strength and feelings rise and fall in regular patterns, biorhythm is used for the idea of cycles in a person's physical, emotional, or mental activity.