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dephasing

/diˈfeɪzɪŋ/

dephasing noun: a loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.

Noun

dephasing (countable and uncountable, plural dephasings)

  1. (quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.

Forms of dephasing

pluraldephasings

Origin of dephasing

From de- + phasing.

Words that rhyme with dephasing

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Questions about dephasing

What does dephasing mean?
Dephasing means a loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
What part of speech is dephasing?
Dephasing is a noun.
How do you pronounce dephasing?
Dephasing is pronounced /diˈfeɪzɪŋ/.
What is the plural of dephasing?
The plural of dephasing is dephasings.

Words near dephasing in the dictionary

  1. Depews
  2. depharyngealization
  3. dephase
  4. dephased
  5. dephases
  6. dephasing
  7. dephasings
  8. dephenolation
  9. dephenolations
  10. dephenylation
  11. dephenylations

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