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to rephase

to rephase

1 7.8
Adjust the timing of machine parts so they work together
  • verb
  • /riːˈfeɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reprogramar
  • In order to fix the timing issue, they will rephase the equipment for better performance.

Examples

  • To synchronize with the signal, the engineer needed to rephase the oscillators one more time.

  • The technician had to rephase the laser before running the experiment to ensure accurate results.

  • Because the nuclear magnetic field is effectively static, its effect can be reversed by turning on exchange for a time tE and then letting the spins rephase over time tR.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Both techniques rapidly dephase and rephase protons with a transverse magnetic field and measure the variations in the RF signal, which are caused by moving nuclei.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

to retime
vsto rephase
1 5.3

Change the time when something happens, like an event or a machine

focuses on precise phase adjustment in technical contexts
to resynchronize
vsto rephase
6.6

To make things work at the same time again after they stop working together

adjusts an individual phase or timing rather than restoring coordination

Surface Forms

rephase infinitive
rephased past
rephased past participle
rephasing present participle
rephases third person singular

Morphology

rephase = phase (transparent) = re + phase

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the technical verb 'phase'.

Etymology

Rephase is made of re- meaning 'again' and phase meaning 'a stage' or 'a part of a cycle'. So to rephase something is to set its timing again, like moving parts back into the same rhythm so a machine or system runs smoothly.