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dayside

American  
[dey-sahyd] / ˈdeɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. Journalism. the day shift of a newspaper.

  2. Astronomy. the side of a planet or moon illuminated by the sun.


Etymology

Origin of dayside

First recorded in 1960–65; day + side 1

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"If winds move gas around from the dayside to the nightside and back again fast enough, there isn't enough time for the expected chemical reactions to produce detectable amounts of methane on the nightside."

From Science Daily Apr. 30, 2024

CNN on Monday announced its new programming lineup, which includes new roles for both veteran and up-and-coming anchors spanning the morning, dayside, primetime and weekend dayparts.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2023

A smeared-out thermal emission across both a world’s illuminated dayside and its dark nightside would suggest some medium for transporting heat from infalling starlight—that is, an atmosphere.

From Scientific American May 11, 2023

Network executives soon began retooling the dayside shows, applying the approach that had worked for Mr. Carlson and his prime-time colleagues.

From New York Times Apr. 30, 2022

It was near the dusk of the 485-hour Venerian day, and the Twilight Gale already had arisen, sweeping from the comparatively chill Venerian nightside into the superheated dayside.

From Wind by Fontenay, Charles Louis

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