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phasic

/ˈfeɪzɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
pha-sic
IPA
/ˈfeɪzɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to phases.

adj

Describing the discontinuous activity of excitable cells or tissues.

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 From phase + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more phasic (comparative) most phasic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiphasic biphasic diphasic diplophasic equiphasic haplophasic monophasic multiphasic nonphasic phasically phasicity polyphasic

Questions

How do you pronounce phasic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪzɪk/.
What does phasic mean?
Of or relating to phases.
Where does phasic come from?
Etymology tree 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 From phase + -ic.

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