acrophase

English

Etymology

acro- +‎ phase

Noun

acrophase (plural acrophases)

(physiology) The time period in a cycle during which the cycle crests or peaks, especially the upper part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.
The acrophase of the metabolic process ran from shortly mid-morning until sunset, with the peak amplitude recorded in mid-afternoon.

Antonyms

Translations

time period during which a cycle peaks

Portuguese: acrofase f

References

Refinetti, Roberto (2006). Circadian Physiology. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group. →ISBN. Lay summary

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