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polyphasic

polyphasic adjective: having multiple coexisting phases.

Adjective

polyphasic (comparative more polyphasic, superlative most polyphasic)

  1. Having multiple coexisting phases
  2. Having multiple successive peaks of activity

Forms of polyphasic

comparativemore polyphasic
superlativemost polyphasic

Origin of polyphasic

From poly- + phasic.

Words formed from polyphasic

  • polyphasic sleep

Questions about polyphasic

What does polyphasic mean?
Polyphasic means having multiple coexisting phases.
What part of speech is polyphasic?
Polyphasic is an adjective.

Words near polyphasic in the dictionary

  1. polyphase circuit
  2. polyphase circuits
  3. polyphaser
  4. polyphasers
  5. polyphasia
  6. polyphasic
  7. polyphasically
  8. polyphasicity
  9. Polypheman
  10. Polypheme
  11. Polyphemian

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