Meanings
adjectivephasic (comparative more phasic, superlative most phasic)
comparative more phasic · superlative most phasic
- Of or relating to phases.
- medicineDescribing the discontinuous activity of excitable cells or tissues.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-)
- Ancient Greekφάσις (phásis)
- New Latinphasis
- Englishphase
- Englishphasic
Translations
Catalan fàsic
- fàsicof or relating to phase
French phasique
- phasiqueof or relating to phase
Polish fazowy
- fazowyof or relating to phase
Portuguese fásico
- fásicoof or relating to phase
Romanian fazic
- fazicof or relating to phase
Russian фазовый
- фазовый (fazovyj)of or relating to phase
Spanish fásico
- fásicoof or relating to phase
Ukrainian фазовий
- фазовий (fazovyj)of or relating to phase
Cite this entry
APA
phasic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phasic
MLA
“phasic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phasic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phasic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phasic.
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