dephasing

dephasing

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English phasing
English dephasing

    From de- + phasing.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /diˈfeɪzɪŋ/
    • Rhymes: -eɪzɪŋ

    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.
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