bihourly
bihourly Lexical Profile
bihourly Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Occurring, done, or appearing once every two hours.
"The automated weather station transmits bihourly temperature readings to the central server."
Occurring or done twice every hour; half-hourly.
"Commuters rely on the bihourly shuttle service between the train station and the business park."
• adverb
Once every two hours.
"Nurses checked the patient's vital signs bihourly throughout the first night after surgery."
Twice an hour; every thirty minutes.
"The radio station broadcasts traffic and weather updates bihourly during the morning commute."
Word Nuance & Usage
Like 'biweekly' and 'bimonthly', 'bihourly' is ambiguous because it can mean either every two hours or twice an hour (every 30 minutes); to avoid confusion in critical contexts, it is best to state 'every two hours' or 'every half hour' explicitly.