Vuorokausittainen

Vuorokausittainen is a Finnish adjective meaning relating to or occurring within a 24-hour day. It is formed from vuorokausi, the 24-hour day, with a suffix that yields a time-related descriptor. The term is used when describing processes, measurements, or patterns that are defined by a full daily cycle rather than by shorter intervals or isolated moments.

The word commonly appears in technical and scientific language, particularly in fields such as data reporting, timekeeping, and operations planning, where a value or activity is described as lasting the entire day or repeating every day. In practice, vuorokausittainen can be used to denote measurements, observations, or usage that are collected or evaluated over a full 24-hour period, as opposed to a partial time window.

In biology and health sciences, related concepts refer to rhythms that follow the daily cycle, such as circadian or diurnal rhythms. Finnish usage often parallels such terms with related forms like vuorokautinen or vuorokausirytmi, which also emphasize the 24-hour cycle. While vuorokausittainen conveys the sense of a complete daily period, its exact nuance may vary with context and stylistic choices in Finnish writing.

See also: vuorokausi, vuorokausirytmi, circadian rhythm, daily.