Bathyphase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bathyphase is a noun meaning (physiology) The time period in a cycle during which the cycle is low, especially the lower part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.
Meaning
(physiology) The time period in a cycle during which the cycle is low, especially the lower part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.
Example Sentences
The bathyphase of the metabolic process ran from late evening until shortly after the subject awoke, with the lowest point recorded in at three o'clock in the morning.
Word Forms
- bathyphases
Synonyms for bathyphase
Depending on context, synonyms include trough.
Antonyms for bathyphase
Common opposites include acrophase.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biorhythm, bathytype, ecophase, photophil, phenophase, biocycle.
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