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Meaning of "phase difference" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHASE DIFFERENCE

phase difference  [feɪz ˈdɪfrəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHASE DIFFERENCE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phase difference is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHASE DIFFERENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phase (waves)

Phase in sinusoidal functions or in waves has two different, but closely related, meanings. One is the initial angle of a sinusoidal function at its origin and is sometimes called phase offset or phase difference. Another usage is the fraction of the wave cycle which has elapsed relative to the origin.

Definition of phase difference in the English dictionary

The definition of phase difference in the dictionary is the difference between two sinusoidally varying quantities that have the same frequency, measured either as an angle or a time.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHASE DIFFERENCE


appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assurance
əˈʃʊərəns
clarence
ˈklærəns
clearance
ˈklɪərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
endurance
ɪnˈdjʊərəns
entrance
ˈɛntrəns
Florence
ˈflɒrəns
fragrance
ˈfreɪɡrəns
ignorance
ˈɪɡnərəns
indifference
ɪnˈdɪfrəns
insurance
ɪnˈʃʊərəns
interference
ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns
Laurence
ˈlɒrəns
Lawrence
ˈlɒrəns
occurrence
əˈkʌrəns
preference
ˈprɛfərəns
reference
ˈrɛfərəns
tolerance
ˈtɒlərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHASE DIFFERENCE

phascogale
phase
phase in
phase modulation
phase out
phase rule
phase shift keying
phase speed
phase velocity
phase-contrast microscope
phase-out
phase-switching
phaseal
phased
phased array
phasedown
phaseless
phaseolin
phasic
phasing

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHASE DIFFERENCE

abhorrence
adherence
at your convenience
circumference
coherence
concurrence
cross-reference
deference
inference
make a difference
news conference
press conference
recurrence
reverence
Saint Lawrence
sexual preference
summit conference
terms of reference
time difference
transparence
with a difference

Synonyms and antonyms of phase difference in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phase difference» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHASE DIFFERENCE

Find out the translation of phase difference to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phase difference from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phase difference» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

相位差
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diferencia de fase
570 millions of speakers

English

phase difference
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चरण अंतर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فرق الطور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разность фаз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diferença de fase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফেজ পার্থক্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

différence de phase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perbezaan fasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phasendifferenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

位相差
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위상차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phase difference
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lệch pha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்ட வேறுபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेजमध्ये फरक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Faz farkı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

differenza di fase
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

różnica faz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

різниця фаз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diferență de fază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαφορά φάσεως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

faseverskil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fasskillnaden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faseforskjell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phase difference

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHASE DIFFERENCE»

The term «phase difference» is regularly used and occupies the 86.822 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHASE DIFFERENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phase difference

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHASE DIFFERENCE»

Discover the use of phase difference in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phase difference and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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PSpice for Filters and Transmission Lines
Paul Tobin. FIGURE 1.15: Measuring the phase difference φ = tan−1( fp/10fp) = tan−1(1/10) = 0◦. The phase between input and output signals at a particular frequency is measured setting the VSIN generator part frequency FREQ to 1.519 kHz, ...
Paul Tobin, 2007
2
New Understanding Physics for Advanced Level
The phase difference At£ between two particles along the wave is the fraction of a cycle by which one moves behind the other. Two particles which are in phase oscillate together so in Fig. 16. 2A, O and S move in phase because they reach ...
Jim Breithaupt, 2000
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Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation
Klaas B. Klaassen. two perpendicular moving coils is often used for measuring the phase difference between an AC current and an AC voltage. An oscilloscope can be used for roughly determining the phase difference between two signals.
Klaas B. Klaassen, 1996
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A-level Physics
When the crests of two waves of equal wavelength are together the waves are said to be in phase (i.e. they have a phase difference of zero). If a crest and a trough are together, the waves are completely out of phase (i.e. they have a phase ...
Roger Muncaster, 1993
5
Physics
The relationship between phase difference and path difference is: .' , . 2rcA(path) A(phase) -C — - • Constructive interference takes place when the path difference is a whole number of wavelengths. • Destructive interference takes place when ...
Graham Booth, 2004
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The Physics of Vibrations and Waves
SuperpositionofaLargeNumbernofSimpleHarmonicVibrations of Equal Amplitude a and Equal Successive Phase Difference d Figure 1.11 shows the addition of n vectors of equal length a, each representing a simple harmonic vibration with a ...
H. J. Pain, 2005
7
Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear
The range of possible window-pressure difference is shown by two curves, one with an amplitude of 9 representing the difference when the two window pressures are in-phase (0-degree phase difference) and the other curve with an ...
Aina J. Gulya, Lloyd B. Minor, Dennis Poe, 2010
8
Advances in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial ...
For higher accuracy, the phase difference between the transmitted and received signal is measured (Fig. 6.2). Here the intensity of the continuously emitted laser light (Continuous Wave cw) is modulated for example by a sinusoidal signal with  ...
Zhilin Li, Jun Chen, Emmanuel Baltsavias, 2008
9
Digital Clocks for Synchronization and Communications
Whether and when this occurs depends on the initial frequency and phase difference between the input and the output of the PLL. Let us assume a phase comparator that has the characteristics shown in Figure 4.l4(a) and examine its phase ...
Masami Kihara, Sadayasu Ono, Pekka Eskelinen, 2002
10
Handbook of MRI Pulse Sequences
RELATED SECTIONS Section 8.1 Frequency-Encoding Gradients Section 8.2 Phase-Encoding Gradients Section 13.1 Fourier Reconstruction 13.5 Phase Difference Reconstruction MRI, unlike CT, is a phase-sensitive imaging modality.
Matt A. Bernstein, Kevin F. King, Xiaohong Joe Zhou, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHASE DIFFERENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phase difference is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Using modular digitisers for power measurements
The angle (Θ) enclosed by the real and apparent power vectors represents the phase difference between the current and voltage waveforms. «Eetasia.com, Jul 15»
2
Engineers give invisibility cloaks a slimmer design
Our metasurface locally provides additional phase to the wavefronts to compensate for the phase difference amongst light paths induced by the ... «Next Big Future, Jul 15»
3
Avago Tech Note: Strain sensing using optical phase interrogation …
The optimal workpoint is at 90° phase difference between the reference and sensing fiber where the phase comparator is working in a linear ... «EDN.com, Jul 15»
4
Magnetic levitation solution for PCB production
Magnets moving over the sensor create a sinusoidal wave with the sensors spaced to ensure the phase difference is 90o. Interpolation of the ... «Control Engineering Website, Jul 15»
5
Seeing through chaos in multimode fibres
where N is the number of PIMs and Δφj is the phase difference between the experimentally measured and theoretically predicted phases of jth PIM. This quantity ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
6
Explosive or Continuous: Incoherent state determines the route to …
By introducing the phase difference φj = θh − θj, Eqs (1) and (2) can be transformed to. where Δω = ωh − ω is the frequency difference between ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
Retrotechtacular: The Omega Navigational System
The system used radio frequencies and phase difference calculations to determine global position. A network of eight (VLF) transmitter sites ... «Hackaday, Jul 15»
8
Unraveling how electronic and spin structures control macroscopic …
... of p- and s-polarized reflected light) and Δ (the phase difference between of p- and s-polarized reflected light) with a 70° incident angle and a ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
AOD Exercises Option to Build 2 R-550D Jackups at China's CSSC …
Ramesh Maini, the President of Zentech commented that the R-550D is designed to provide higher capability in Rack Phase Difference (RPD), ... «Rigzone, Jun 15»
10
CSSC Huangpu Wenchong bags order for two jack-up rigs
The 400-feet water depth jack-up drilling rigs will feature higher capability rack phase difference, going on/off location wave criteria, zero ... «Seatrade Maritime News, Jun 15»

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