Antiphase
Definition
Being in phase opposition (shifted by exactly 180 degrees) relative to another oscillatory signal, electromagnetic wave, or sound wave of the same frequency. In modern audio technology, antiphase signals are utilized for active noise cancellation.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Antiphase
- Phase-inverted
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective and descriptive past participle adjusting across standard gender boundaries. |
| Formation | Formed from the prefix 'anti-' joined to the core technical root 'phase' with adjectivizing suffixes. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ti.fa.ˈzat] |
| Source | Lexicon of Wave Mechanics, Sound Engineering, and Signal Processing Frameworks |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Dacă cele două difuzoare sunt conectate gresit, ele vor emite un sunet antifazat care distruge complet frecvențele joase.
EN: If the two speakers are wired incorrectly, they will emit an antiphase sound that completely destroys the low frequencies.
RO: Sistemul audio emite un semnal antifazat pentru a bloca zgomotul produs de motorul avionului în cabină.
EN: The audio system emits an antiphase signal to block the noise produced by the airplane engine inside the cabin.
RO: Osciloscopul a arătat clar cum unda secundară s-a suprapus în mod antifazat peste semnalul principal de intrare.
EN: The oscilloscope clearly showed how the secondary wave overlapped in an antiphase manner over the primary input signal.
Idioms & Phrases
Semnal antifazat / Antiphase signal / phase-inverted signal
RO: Undă electrică sau acustică ale cărei maxime coincid perfect cu minimele unui alt semnal de referință.
EN: An electrical or acoustic wave whose peaks perfectly coincide with the troughs of another reference signal.
Unde antifazate / Antiphase waves / opposing waves
RO: Fluxuri electromagnetice sau sonore care, prin suprapunere directă, generează o interferență distructivă nulă.
EN: Electromagnetic or sound streams which, through direct overlapping, generate a null destructive interference.
Conectare antifazată / Antiphase connection / out-of-phase wiring
RO: Eroare tehnică de cablare a componentelor acustice care inversează polaritatea și deteriorează imaginea stereo.
EN: A technical wiring error of acoustic components that inverts polarity and degrades the stereo image.
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