antiphase

antiphase

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider.
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.
English anti-
English phase
English antiphase

    From anti- + phase.

    Noun

    antiphase (plural antiphases)

    1. (physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°

    Translations

    Adjective

    antiphase (not comparable)

    1. (sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase

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