Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An external stimulus or cue, such as daylight or a regularly repeated occurrence, that serves to regulate an organism's biological clock.
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- noun biology A rhythmically occurring
cue given by theenvironment , such as a change inlight ortemperature , to reset the internal body clock.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They are known as the zeitgeber, a German word meaning time keeper.
You Scratch Your Nose, I Scratch Mine - What body language really means.
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People talk a lot about circadian (circa dia = approximately one day) rhythms and establishing a regular sleep schedule, but bedtime timing is just one "zeitgeber" (lit: time giver), or stimulus that synchronizes this biorhythm (like pheromones and menstrual cycle).
Tim Ferriss: Relax Like a Pro: 5 Steps to Hacking Your Sleep
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For people and animals, light is the most important zeitgeber.
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By paying attention to who changes their posture or gestures in a particular way first - and then watching who mirrors it, you can determine who acts as the zeitgeber.
You Scratch Your Nose, I Scratch Mine - What body language really means.
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For people and animals, light is the most important zeitgeber.
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For people and animals, light is the most important zeitgeber.
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An observant person can gather useful information, especially when first getting to know a group of people, simply by paying attention to who acts as the zeitgeber during conversations.
You Scratch Your Nose, I Scratch Mine - What body language really means.
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For people and animals, light is the most important zeitgeber.
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Occupying the zeitgeber position is not so much a personality trait as it is highly situationally dependent.
You Scratch Your Nose, I Scratch Mine - What body language really means.
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But a zeitgeber could also be a scrambled-egg breakfast or children coming home from school in the afternoon.
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A naturally occurring cue, such as light or temperature, which regulates biological rhythms; something which influences or regulates the timing or rhythm of something else. (From Double-Tongued Dictionary)
July 26, 2008