biphasic

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adjective

Having two phases.

OriginEnglish phasic ← New Latin phasis ← Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis) →
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Meanings

adjectivebiphasic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving two phases.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  9. Ancient Greekφᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-)
  10. Ancient Greekφάσις (phásis)
  11. New Latinphasis
  12. Englishphase
  13. Englishphasic
  14. Englishbiphasic

From bi- + phasic.

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Translations

Finnish kaksivaiheinen
  • kaksivaiheinenhaving two phases
French biphasique
  • biphasiquehaving two phases
Italian bifasico
  • bifasicohaving two phases
Romanian bifazic
  • bifazichaving two phases
Spanish bifásico
  • bifásicohaving two phases
Cite this entry
APA

biphasic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biphasic

MLA

“biphasic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biphasic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biphasic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biphasic.

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