English Explanatory Dictionary

acrophase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The time period in a cycle during which the cycle crests or peaks, especially the upper part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.

Word forms

acrophase acrophases

Etymology

From acro- + phase.

Antonyms

trough bathyphase
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