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acrophases

acrophases is the plural of acrophase.

Meaning of acrophase

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.

Questions about acrophases

What is acrophases the plural of?
Acrophases is the plural of acrophase.

Words near acrophases in the dictionary

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

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