Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biphasic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: bipha-sic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two phases.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis)bor. New Latin phasisbor. English phase Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phasic English biphasic From bi- + phasic.

Derived Forms

biphasically biphasicity pseudobiphasic

Phrases

biphasic sleep

Frequently Paired Words

biphase

Questions

What does biphasic mean?: Having two phases.
Where does biphasic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis)bor. New Latin phasisbor. English phase Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phasic English biphasic From bi- + phasic.

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