body clock
nounDefinition of body clock
: the internal mechanisms that schedule periodic bodily functions and activities
—usually not used technically
Examples of body clock in a Sentence
It takes a while for my body clock to get adjusted when I fly from New York to London.
Recent Examples on the Web
The body clock might be rewired, but Woods knows the clock is ticking on his career. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Tiger Woods laughs off Brooks Koepka's snub ahead of The Open," 16 July 2019 The team’s work joined a handful of other studies suggesting that body clocks were more widely distributed than people had thought. — Quanta Magazine, "How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time," 15 Sep. 2015 Walnuts are one of the best food sources for melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the body clock for a better night's sleep. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Pear & Walnut Salad," 21 Dec. 2018 From inside-out hydration to keeping one's body clock in check, here is an array of wellness-minded experts weigh in on how to land looking—and feeling!—totally refreshed. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "How to Take a Long Haul Flight—and Land Looking Totally Refreshed," 23 Aug. 2018 Changes are already happening, such as delaying dinner on the evening departure from Perth to begin moving body clocks to London time. — Scott Mccartney, WSJ, "The Science Behind the World’s Longest Flights," 15 Aug. 2018 From a physiological standpoint, sleep quality is better in a darker environment and the morning daylight helps our body clocks run on time (and thus enhances sleep quality), Zee says. — NBC News, "7 ways to actually get to bed an hour earlier," 5 June 2017 Midway through the second half, the Wolverines had a 40-30 lead, as the clock struck midnight back in Detroit – that’s their body clocks. — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan basketball ends wait, wins ugly game with beautiful defense," 16 Mar. 2018 Have the genes that control our internal body clocks (there are trillions of clocks at work all at once, said one researcher who spoke to STAT) gone haywire, ramping up or tamping down in weird ways? — Megha Satyanarayana, STAT, "Stubborn genes: New research looks at how our bodies respond (or don’t) to night shift work," 7 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'body clock.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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body clock
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of body clock
: a system in the body that controls when you need to sleep, eat, etc.
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body clock
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Medical Definition of body clock
: the internal mechanisms that schedule bodily functions and activities
—not usually used technically