phasor

[ fey-zer ]

/ ˈfeɪ zər /

Save This Word!

noun Physics.

a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of phasor

First recorded in 1940–45; phase + (vect)or

Words nearby phasor

phase velocity, -phasia, phasing, phasis, phasmid, phasor, phat, phatic, Ph.B., Ph. C., Ph.D.

British Dictionary definitions for phasor

phasor

/ (ˈfeɪzɔː) /

noun

electrical engineering a rotating vector representing a quantity, such as an alternating current or voltage, that varies sinusoidally

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012