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bathyphase

bathyphase noun: the time period in a cycle during which the cycle is low, especially the lower part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.

Noun

bathyphase (plural bathyphases)

  1. The time period in a cycle during which the cycle is low, especially the lower part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.
    • The bathyphase of the metabolic process ran from late evening until shortly after the subject awoke, with the lowest point recorded in at three o'clock in the morning.
    Synonyms:
    trough

Synonyms of bathyphase

Antonyms

Forms of bathyphase

pluralbathyphases

Origin of bathyphase

From bathy- (“deep”) + phase.

Questions about bathyphase

What does bathyphase mean?
Bathyphase means the time period in a cycle during which the cycle is low, especially the lower part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.
What part of speech is bathyphase?
Bathyphase is a noun.
What is the plural of bathyphase?
The plural of bathyphase is bathyphases.

Words near bathyphase in the dictionary

  1. bathyorographic
  2. bathyorographical
  3. bathypelagic
  4. bathypelagic zone
  5. bathypelagic zones
  6. bathyphase
  7. bathyphases
  8. bathyphile
  9. bathyphiles
  10. bathyphilic
  11. bathyphotometer

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