actigraphy
Definitions
The use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject, and analyze the subject's sleep patterns.
Equivalents
Examples
“With actigraphy, the participant wears a wrist band with a small acceleration sensor that records movement over preset epochs.”
“The urban poor in developing countries face⟳ challenging living environments, which may interfere⟳ with good sleep⟳. Using actigraphy to measure⟳ sleep⟳ objectively, we find⟳ that low-income adults in Chennai, India sleep⟳ only 5.5 hours per night on average despite spending 8 hours in bed.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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