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  1. Nocturnal
    [The Black Dahlia Murder album] Nocturnal is the third album by heavy metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. Nocturnal was released by Metal Blade on September 18 2007. Nocturnal is the first album to feature new bassist Bart Williams, who replaced Dave Lock, and drummer Shannon Lucas, who repl...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_(

  2. nocturnal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: nok-ter′năl Definitions: 1. Pertaining to the hours of darkness; opposite of diurnal (1).
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  3. nocturnal
    Active only at night.
    Found on http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gl

  4. Nocturnal
    Active at night
    Found on http://www.wolfsource.org/?page_id=63

  5. Nocturnal
    active at night.
    Found on http://www.coralrealm.com/viewpage.html?

  6. Nocturnal
    Active at night.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  7. nocturnal
    [adj] - of or relating to or occurring in the night 2. [adj] - of or during or relating to the night 3. [adj] - (biology) belonging to or active during the night
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  8. Nocturnal
    A bird or animal that comes out after dark.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20587

  9. nocturnal
    lowering of temperature associated with nocturnal radiation. Category: The cosmos • anomaly of vision in which there is a pronounced inadequacy or complete absence of dark-adaptation Category: Medicine • 2.myopia or an increase in ocular refraction occurring in low levels of ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  10. nocturnal
    A 16th and 17thC circular navigating instrument for use at night. The number of hours before or after midnight was measured by the difference between two pointers - one set to the date and hour on the instrument scale, the other directed at the pole star. Nocturnals are found in wood or brass; metal ones often have 'teeth' on the scale so the hours …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  11. Nocturnal
    Noc·tur'nal adjective [ Latin nocturnalis , nocturnus , from nox , noctis , night. See Night , and confer Nocturn .] 1. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darknes...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/26

  12. Nocturnal
    Noc·tur'nal noun An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea. I. Watts.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/26

  13. nocturnal
    Pertaining to, occurring at or active at night. ... Origin: L. Nocturnus ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  14. nocturnal
    adjective belonging to or active during the night; `nocturnal animals are active at night`; `nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. Nocturnal
    • (a.) Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal. • (n.) An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea. • (a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. nocturnal
    (L. nocturnus) pertaining to, occurring at, or active at night.
    Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/

  17. nocturnal
    nocturnal 1. Of or pertaining to the night; done, held, or occurring by night. 2. Active during the hours of darkness or lasting only one night as opposed to diurnal, 'daylight'. 3. Used to describe animals that are active at night rather than during the day. 4. A reference to flowers that open at ...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  18. Nocturnal
    [instrument] A nocturnal is an instrument used to determine the time based on the position of a certain star in the night sky. Sometimes called a "horologium nocturnum" (time instrument for night) or nocturlabe (in French and occasionally used by English writers), it is closely related to th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_(

  19. Nocturnal
    [Heltah Skeltah album] Shaleek Supreme Nocturnal is the debut album from hip hop duo Heltah Skeltah, consisting of members Rock and Ruck (now known as Sean Price), members of Brooklyn supergroup Boot Camp Clik. It was the first BCC album to feature some outside producers, such as Shawn J. Pe...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_(

  20. Nocturnal
    [disambiguation] Nocturnality describes sleeping during the daytime and being active at night . Nocturnal may also refer to: In music: In other: ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_(

  21. Nocturnal
    When referring to an animal, nocturnal means that it is active at night, sleeping or dormant during the day.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  22. nocturnal
    active during the night
    Found on http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/turtleglossary.

  23. Nocturnal
    active at night.
    Found on http://www.kingsnake.com/articles/Glossa

  24. Nocturnal
    describes animals that are active during the night, like owls, as opposed to Crepuscular or Diurnal.
    Found on http://crazycreatures.org/glossary/

  25. Nocturnal
    Active at night.
    Found on http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/herps/gl



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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