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acrophase

acrophase noun: 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.

Noun

acrophase (plural acrophases)

  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.
    • The acrophase of the metabolic process ran from shortly mid-morning until sunset, with the peak amplitude recorded in mid-afternoon.

Antonyms of acrophase

Forms of acrophase

pluralacrophases

Origin of acrophase

From acro- + phase.

Questions about acrophase

What does acrophase mean?
Acrophase means 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.
What part of speech is acrophase?
Acrophase is a noun.
What is the plural of acrophase?
The plural of acrophase is acrophases.

Words near acrophase in the dictionary

  1. acropathology
  2. acropathy
  3. acropectoral syndrome
  4. acropetal
  5. acropetally
  6. acrophase
  7. acrophases
  8. acrophile
  9. acrophiles
  10. acrophilia
  11. acrophilic

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