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seasonally, adv.|ˈsiːz(ə)nəlɪ|
[f. seasonal a. + -ly2.]
1. At a certain time of year, at some seasons.
1834Mudie Feathered Tribes Brit. Isl. (1841) I. 22 One species is often found, at least seasonally, upon those grounds. 1887Athenæum 12 Feb. 227/2 The fact of the moth being seasonally dimorphic was likely to introduce disturbing elements into the experiments.
2. According to the season.
1937Davies & Yoder Business Statistics v. 239 In January..the unadjusted index was 88 and in February it was 91. This was a rise, but not so much as would be seasonally expected, as is shown by adjusted figures for the same months, which are 91 and 89. 1942Croxton & Cowden Appl. Gen. Statistics xviii. 524 There will be an enormous drop in the seasonally adjusted data between December and January. 1971Daily Tel. 17 Dec. 15 Seasonally adjusted..the figures show an increase in borrowing by industry of about {pstlg}50 million over the previous quarter. 1974Nature 1 Feb. 269/2 Both parameters depend on the mesospheric circulation, whose main features at a particular latitude vary seasonally. 1982Guardian 15 Apr. 14/2 The seasonally adjusted level of unemployment..remained at 11·8 per cent. |