Afternoon Nap

Siesta

A midday nap is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. It is frequently referred to by its Spanish name siesta.

Afternoon

Afternoon is the period from noon to sunset or evening. It is the time when the sun is descending from its peak in the sky to somewhat before its terminus at the horizon in the west. In human life, it occupies roughly the latter half of the standard work and school day. In literal terms, it refers to a time specifically after noon.

Nap

A nap is a short period of sleep, typically taken during daytime hours as an adjunct to the usual nocturnal sleep period. Naps are most often taken as a response to drowsiness during waking hours or as a means to supplement before or after loss of sleep. A nap is a form of biphasic or polyphasic sleep, where the latter terms also include longer periods of sleep in addition to one period. There are multiple different types of naps depending on what the user's desired outcome may be or time constraints they may have, and for years, scientists have been investigating the benefits of napping, including the 30-minute nap as well as sleep durations of 1–2 hours. Performance across a wide range of cognitive processes has been tested, and naps have been shown to have various cognitive, physical, and psychosocial benefits.

afternoon

Noun

1. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
2. The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.

Adverb

1. In the afternoon.

nap

Symbol

1. ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Neapolitan.

Verb

1. To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
2. To be off one's guard.