🔬 With many stages 🧪 With many phases

multiphasic

1 8.6

Having two or more different physical phases at the same time, like solid and liquid

adjective
/ˌmʌltiˈfeɪzɪk/

Specialized

: multipásico

The team studied a multiphasic mixture that contained both solid particles and a liquid binder, ensuring better adhesion.

Examples

To more thoroughly evaluate the effects of material properties, a biphasic or multiphasic load-deformation curve would need to be considered and tested using a sensitivity analysis.

Academic text (1993)
The material was designed to have multiphasic properties, incorporating both liquid and solid components.
Researchers found that the new engine could operate effectively due to its multiphasic design, which utilized both gas and liquid fuels.

Synonyms

heterogeneous

vsmultiphasic

9 7.9

Made of different types of people or things, like scientists and artists

focuses specifically on distinct material states present together

polyphasic

vsmultiphasic

Specialized

4 8.8

Having several stages or parts

is specific to multiple physical states present at the same time

Compounds

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Specialized

9.0

A long set of questions psychologists use to learn about a person's personality and mental health

How Many Phases

polyphasic

Specialized

4 8.8

triphasic

Specialized

8.1

multiphasic

Specialized

1 8.6

biphasic

Specialized

1 8.3

monophasic

Specialized

8.1

Surface Forms

multiphasic positive

Morphology

multiphasic = phasic (semi-transparent) = multi + phase + ic

The word is built regularly from 'phasic' with the prefix 'multi-', but the term is somewhat technical and may not be fully transparent to an average learner.

Etymology

Multiphasic comes from multi- meaning 'many' and phase meaning 'a stage or part', like the Moon's phases. So a multiphasic material has 'many' physical phases at the same time, for example solid and liquid together.