polyphasic
Having several stages
Polyphasic means having multiple phases or stages.
The term appears most often in discussions of sleep: a polyphasic sleep schedule breaks rest into several shorter periods throughout the day rather than one long stretch at night.
She switched to a polyphasic pattern, napping four times daily.
In electrical engineering, polyphasic describes systems using multiple alternating currents.
Sleeping briefly, often midday
- siestaMidday rest
- catnapBrief light sleep
- REMAcronym for dreaming phase
- everymanOrdinary representative person
segmented · adaptation · schedule · microsleep · alertness · wakefulness · drowsiness · somnolence
Arranged list of events
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- segmentedDivided into sections
- rotationTurning on an axis
- periodizationDivision into distinct periods
chronotype · circadian · rhythm · planning · allocation · structure · intervals · blocks
Living biological entity
- life-cycleOrganism's complete developmental sequence
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- generationalRelating to age groups
cyclical · alternation · metamorphosis · larval · diapause · dormancy · phenology · seasonal
Blended immiscible liquids
- colloidStable dispersed mixture
- dispersionScattering across space
- multiphaseHaving multiple distinct stages
- immiscibleCannot be blended
interface · surfactant · suspension · hydrophilic · hydrophobic · aqueous · solvent · heterogeneous
napping
Sleeping briefly, often midday
everyman · segmented · adaptation · schedule · microsleep · alertness · wakefulness · drowsiness · somnolence · circadian
timetable
Arranged list of events
periodization · chronotype · circadian · rhythm · planning · allocation · structure · intervals · blocks · phases
organism
Living biological entity
- life-cycleOrganism's complete developmental sequence
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
generational · cyclical · alternation · metamorphosis · larval · diapause · dormancy · phenology · seasonal · periodicity
emulsion
Blended immiscible liquids
- colloidStable dispersed mixture
- dispersionScattering across space
- multiphaseHaving multiple distinct stages
immiscible · interface · surfactant · suspension · hydrophilic · hydrophobic · aqueous · solvent · heterogeneous · mixture
polyphasiccontinuous
Without pause or gap
uninterrupted · consolidated · monolithic · undivided · unsegmented