Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bathyphase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bathy-phase
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From bathy- (“deep”) + phase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bathy

Inflected Forms

bathyphases (plural)

Synonyms

trough

Antonyms

acrophase

Questions

What does bathyphase mean?: 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.
Where does bathyphase come from?: From bathy- (“deep”) + phase.

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