monophasic

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adjective

of, related to or affected with monophasia

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

adjectivemonophasic (comparative more monophasic, superlative most monophasic)

comparative more monophasic · superlative most monophasic

  1. of, related to or affected with monophasia
  2. having a single phase

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  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. Englishmonophasic

From mono- + phasic.

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Cite this entry
APA

monophasic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monophasic

MLA

“monophasic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monophasic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monophasic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monophasic.

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