multiphasicadj.

Brit.

/mʌltɪˈfeɪzɪk/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈfeɪzɪk/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, -phasic comb. form.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + -phasic comb. form. Compare earlier multiphase adj., multiphased adj.

1. Designating a form of test or investigation designed to reveal various phases or aspects of personality, health, etc.Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory: see Minnesota n. 3.

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the world > people > science of mankind > [adjective] > anthropology > relating to tests or investigations

multiphasic1940

1940 Psychol. Bull. 37 425 The Multiphasic Personality Schedule is a group of 504 items for administration to adults.

1968 Daily Tel. 22 Nov. 25/4 Multiphasic screening could disclose much potential sickness and make possible early treatment.

1990 Sci. News 23 July 398/1 Selby's team identified..health-plan members who had undergone at least two ‘multiphasic’ exams.

2. Occurring in or exhibiting two or more phases or stages; multiphased.

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1966 Science 4 Feb. 595/3 It is therefore more appropriate to consider memory storage a triphasic or multiphasic process rather than a biphasic one.

1977 Lancet 17 Dec. 1248/1 Decay of serum radioactivity after intravenous injection of vitamin D₃ is multiphasic.

1998 L. A. Graf & M. J. Friedman War Dragons xiii. 189 The Klingons here on Kreth were experimenting with focused multiphasic resonance waves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multiphasic
释义	multiphasicadj. Brit. /mʌltɪˈfeɪzɪk/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈfeɪzɪk/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, -phasic comb. form. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + -phasic comb. form. Compare earlier multiphase adj., multiphased adj. 1. Designating a form of test or investigation designed to reveal various phases or aspects of personality, health, etc.Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory: see Minnesota n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > people > science of mankind > [adjective] > anthropology > relating to tests or investigations multiphasic1940 1940 Psychol. Bull. 37 425 The Multiphasic Personality Schedule is a group of 504 items for administration to adults. 1968 Daily Tel. 22 Nov. 25/4 Multiphasic screening could disclose much potential sickness and make possible early treatment. 1990 Sci. News 23 July 398/1 Selby's team identified..health-plan members who had undergone at least two ‘multiphasic’ exams. 2. Occurring in or exhibiting two or more phases or stages; multiphased. ΚΠ 1966 Science 4 Feb. 595/3 It is therefore more appropriate to consider memory storage a triphasic or multiphasic process rather than a biphasic one. 1977 Lancet 17 Dec. 1248/1 Decay of serum radioactivity after intravenous injection of vitamin D₃ is multiphasic. 1998 L. A. Graf & M. J. Friedman War Dragons xiii. 189 The Klingons here on Kreth were experimenting with focused multiphasic resonance waves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1940
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