chronotype

English

Etymology

From chrono- +‎ type.

Noun

chronotype (plural chronotypes)

1. The natural disposition of a person to be more alert or lethargic at different times in the day (especially either in the morning or the evening), depending on a variety of factors associated with circadian rhythms. [from 20th c.]
   • 2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 22:

     We require more supple work schedules that better adapt to all chronotypes, and not just one in its extreme.

Related terms

• chronotypic
• chronotypology

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: クロノタイプ (ja) (kuronotaipu), 日周指向性 (ja) (にっしゅつしこうせい nisshūshikōsei)
• Portuguese: cronotipo m
• Russian: хроноти́п (ru) m (xronotíp)

Verb

chronotype (third-person singular simple present chronotypes, present participle chronotyping, simple past and past participle chronotyped)

1. To analyse the chronotype of a person