phasor

English

Pronunciation

• Homophones: phaser, PHASR

Etymology 1

Blend of phase +‎ vector.

Noun

phasor (plural phasors)

1. (mathematics) A representation of a complex number in terms of a complex exponential.
2. (sciences, engineering) A plotted line whose length and angle represent the amplitude and phase, respectively, of a sinusoidally varying quantity such as an alternating current.

Derived terms

• synchrophasor

Translations

representation of a complex number

• Finnish: osoitin (fi)
• Greek: φάσορας (el) m (fásoras)
• Spanish: fasor m

A plotted line that represents the amplitude and phase of a sinusoidally varying quantity such as an alternating current.

• Finnish: osoitin (fi)
• Māori: perehuri
• Polish: wskaz (pl) m
• Spanish: fasor m

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂n̥yéti

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō

Ancient Greek φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Hellenic *-tis

Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis)bor.

New Latin phasisbor.

English phase

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin -ātor

Old French -eorbor.

Middle English -our

▲

Latin -torlbor.

English -or

English phasor

From phase + -or.

Noun

phasor (plural phasors)

1. A phase modulator

Synonyms

• phaser

References

• Mathworld

Anagrams

• Pharos, pharos