"phasic" meaning in English

See phasic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfeɪzɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phasic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more phasic [comparative], most phasic [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪzɪk Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis)bor. New Latin phasisbor. English phase Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phasic From phase + -ic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|phase&lt;id:segment&gt;|-ic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis)bor. New Latin phasisbor. English phase Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. 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Head templates: {{en-adj}} phasic (comparative more phasic, superlative most phasic)
  1. Of or relating to phases. Translations (of or relating to phase): fàsic (Catalan), fazowy (Polish), fásico (Portuguese), фазовый (fazovyj) (Russian), fásico (Spanish), фазовий (fazovyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-phasic-en-adj-1L2gJqTY Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to phase': 100 0
  2. (physiology) Describing the discontinuous activity of excitable cells or tissues.
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Alternative forms

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      ],
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          "phases",
          "phase"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈfeɪzɪk/"
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      "rhymes": "-eɪzɪk"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "of or relating to phase",
      "word": "fàsic"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "of or relating to phase",
      "word": "fazowy"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "of or relating to phase",
      "word": "fásico"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "fazovyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to phase",
      "word": "фазовый"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "of or relating to phase",
      "word": "fásico"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "fazovyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to phase",
      "word": "фазовий"
    }
  ],
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}

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