Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gyrophase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gy-rophase
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The angle in the perpendicular plane between a reference direction the gyroradius vector.

Example Sentences

"The latter is eventually averaged over the gyrophase to produce Littlejohn's guiding-center equations."

Etymology

From gyro- + phase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: gyro

Inflected Forms

gyrophases (plural)

Questions

What does gyrophase mean?: The angle in the perpendicular plane between a reference direction the gyroradius vector.
Where does gyrophase come from?: From gyro- + phase.

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