acrophase

== English == === Etymology === From acro- +‎ phase. === Noun === acrophase (plural acrophases) (physiology) The time period in a cycle during which the cycle crests or peaks, especially the upper part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm. ==== Antonyms ==== trough bathyphase ==== Translations ==== === References === Refinetti, Roberto (2006). Circadian Physiology. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group. →ISBN. Lay summary