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Polyphasic meaning

  1. Having multiple coexisting phases
  2. Having multiple successive peaks of activity

Using Polyphasic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having multiple coexisting phases | Having multiple successive peaks of activity
  • In the example corpus, polyphasic often appears in combinations such as: polyphasic sleep, is polyphasic.

Context around Polyphasic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

sleep 2× species 1× consciousness 1×

Sentence patterns with Polyphasic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cycles in polyphasic species as 1× diversity is polyphasic consciousness necessary 1× suggest that polyphasic sleep may 1× what is polyphasic sleep 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

higher daily sleep 1× tara w lumpkin 1×

Common sentence endings:

for global survival 1× sleep s benefits 1×

Words around Polyphasic

Just before it in the word index:

polyphase 6 polypharmacy 2 polyphagous 2 polyphaga 2 polypeptides 9 polypeptide 40

Just after it in the word index:

polyphemus 29 polyphenol 7 polyphenols 28 polyphenyl 2 polyphonic 37 polyphony 52

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Polyphasic

  • In this selection, "polyphasic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of questions.
  • Around the word, sleep, species and consciousness stand out and add context to how "polyphasic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cycles in polyphasic species as and diversity is polyphasic consciousness necessary. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "polyphasic" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with polyphasic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

What is polyphasic sleep? (4 words)

Tara W. Lumpkin, Perceptual Diversity: Is Polyphasic Consciousness Necessary for Global Survival? (12 words)

Higher daily sleep quotas and shorter sleep cycles in polyphasic species as compared to monophasic species, suggest that polyphasic sleep may be a less efficient means of attaining sleep’s benefits. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Higher daily sleep quotas and shorter sleep cycles in polyphasic species as compared to monophasic species, suggest that polyphasic sleep may be a less efficient means of attaining sleep’s benefits. (31 words)

Tara W. Lumpkin, Perceptual Diversity: Is Polyphasic Consciousness Necessary for Global Survival? (12 words)

What is polyphasic sleep? (4 words)

Question examples

What is polyphasic sleep? (4 words)

Tara W. Lumpkin, Perceptual Diversity: Is Polyphasic Consciousness Necessary for Global Survival? (12 words)

Example sentences (3)

Higher daily sleep quotas and shorter sleep cycles in polyphasic species as compared to monophasic species, suggest that polyphasic sleep may be a less efficient means of attaining sleep’s benefits.

What is polyphasic sleep?

Tara W. Lumpkin, Perceptual Diversity: Is Polyphasic Consciousness Necessary for Global Survival?

Common combinations with polyphasic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "polyphasic" in a sentence?
An example: "Higher daily sleep quotas and shorter sleep cycles in polyphasic species as compared to monophasic species, suggest that polyphasic sleep may be a less efficient means of attaining sleep’s benefits." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "polyphasic" from authentic English texts.
What does "polyphasic" mean?
Polyphasic means: Having multiple coexisting phases
How many example sentences with "polyphasic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "polyphasic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.