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Circuit component which represents double-layer capacitance
In electronics, a constant phase element is an equivalent electrical circuit component that models the behaviour of a double layer, that is, an imperfect
Constant_phase_element
Equivalent circuit for an electrochemical reaction
spectroscopy (EIS) for interpretation of impedance spectra, often with a constant phase element (CPE) replacing the double layer capacity. The Randles equivalent
Randles_circuit
Electrical impedance which models diffusion in dieletric spectroscopy
value –1/2. The Warburg diffusion element (ZW) is a constant phase element (CPE), with a constant phase of 45° (phase independent of frequency) and with
Warburg_element
Topics referred to by the same term
electrochemistry Charged-particle equilibrium Computer engineering Constant phase element of an equivalent electrical circuit Certificate of Primary Education
CPE
Array of antennas creating a steerable beam
array (AESA) is a phased array in which each antenna element has an analog transmitter/receiver (T/R) module which creates the phase shifting required
Phased_array
Analog circuit simulator software
models for small-signal modelling in frequency domain: ZARC and constant phase element (CPE). a library of compact models written in Verliog-A (BSIMBULK
SPICE_OPUS
Electromagnetic measurement technique
commonly used to model the electrochemical double-layer is called a constant phase element. The electrical impedance of this circuit is easily obtained remembering
Dielectric_spectroscopy
Catalyst surface active in redox reactions
spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry: validity and limits of the constant phase element parameterization". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23 (37):
Electrochemical_surface_area
Electrical circuit detecting phase difference
difference in phase between two signal inputs. The phase detector is an essential element of the phase-locked loop (PLL). Detecting phase difference is
Phase_detector
Electronic control system
phase of an input signal. Keeping the input and output phase in lockstep also implies a constant relationship between input and output frequencies. By
Phase-locked_loop
Validation of Impedance Spectra
Constant phase element, CPE ) the property "phase shift" remains constant even if the value of the impedance drastically changes. Such Constant Phase-elements
Z-HIT
substance is called material constant or constant of matter. (Material constants should not be confused with physical constants, that have a universal character
List_of_materials_properties
Space of all possible states that a system can take
Liouville's theorem, and so can be taken as constant. Within the context of a model system in classical mechanics, the phase-space coordinates of the system at
Phase_space
Mechanisms for smoothly transmitting rotation through a bend in a drive shaft
rugged four-wheel drive vehicles. To be truly constant-velocity, Double Cardan joints require a centering element that will maintain equal angles between the
Constant-velocity_joint
Periodic table of the elements with eight or more periods
036 (the reciprocal of the fine-structure constant), suggesting that neutral atoms cannot exist beyond element 137, and that a periodic table of elements
Extended_periodic_table
Chemical element with atomic number 80 (Hg)
Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver. A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the
Mercury_(element)
Type of signal processing filter
A lattice phase equaliser or lattice filter is an example of an all-pass filter. That is, the attenuation of the filter is constant at all frequencies
Lattice_phase_equaliser
Chemical substance not composed of simpler ones
A chemical element is a species of atom defined by its number of protons. The number of protons is called the atomic number of that element. For example
Chemical_element
Chemical element with atomic number 74 (W)
Tungsten (also called wolfram) is a chemical element; it has symbol W (from German: Wolfram) and atomic number 74. It is a metal found naturally on Earth
Tungsten
Electronic circuit in which a signal entering any port exits at the next port
the propagation constants indicate opposite wave polarizations. Microwave circulators fall into two main classes: differential phase shift circulators
Circulator
Device that converts electricity into heat
A heating element is a device used for conversion of electric energy into heat, consisting of a heating resistor and accessories. Heat is generated by
Heating_element
Form of matter
of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Chemical substances may take the form of a single element or chemical compounds
Substance_(chemistry)
Type of electronic filter designed using the image method
Constant k filters, also k-type filters, are a type of electronic filter designed using the image method. They are the original and simplest filters produced
Constant_k_filter
Partitioning of elements in a mineral
K} which sets a fixed distribution of an element between any two phases at equilibrium. A distribution constant K D {\displaystyle K_{D}} is used to define
Compatibility_(geochemistry)
Chemical element with atomic number 6 (C)
Carbon (from Latin carbo 'coal') is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—meaning that its atoms
Carbon
Set of multiple antennas which work together
Yagi–Uda antenna. A phased array usually means an electronically scanned array; a driven array antenna in which each individual element is connected to the
Antenna_array
Opposition of a circuit to a current when a voltage is applied
two-terminal circuit element is represented as a complex quantity Z {\displaystyle Z} . The polar form conveniently captures both magnitude and phase characteristics
Electrical_impedance
Chemical element with atomic number 5 (B)
Boron is a chemical element; it has symbol B and atomic number 5. In its crystalline form it is a brittle, dark, lustrous metalloid; in its amorphous
Boron
Chemical element with atomic number 73 (Ta)
lattice constant a = 0.33029 nm at 20 °C. It is relatively ductile, has Knoop hardness 200–400 HN and electrical resistivity 15–60 μΩ⋅cm. The beta phase is
Tantalum
Chemical element with atomic number 87 (Fr)
Francium is a chemical element; it has symbol Fr and atomic number 87. It is extremely radioactive; its most stable isotope, francium-223 (originally
Francium
Temperature management in pipes
refineries. A constant wattage cable is composed of multiple constant electric power zones and is made by wrapping a fine heating element around two insulated
Trace_heating
Chemical element with atomic number 86 (Rn)
Radon is a chemical element; it has symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive noble gas and is colorless and odorless. Of the three naturally
Radon
Chemical element with atomic number 10 (Ne)
Neon is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ne and the atomic number 10. It is the second noble gas in the periodic table. Neon is a colorless, odorless
Neon
When the ratio of reactants to products of a chemical reaction is constant with time
is the number of atoms of element i in molecule j and b0 i is the total number of atoms of element i, which is a constant, since the system is closed
Chemical_equilibrium
Opposition to current by inductance or capacitance
Reactance is used to compute amplitude and phase changes of sinusoidal alternating current going through a circuit element. Like resistance, reactance is measured
Electrical_reactance
Mathematical model
the bulk of each phase, which themselves correspond to the two minima of the function f ( φ ) {\displaystyle f(\varphi )} . The constants K {\displaystyle
Phase-field_model
Electrical engineers graphical calculator
constant in nepers per metre (Np/m) β {\displaystyle \beta \,} is the phase constant in radians per metre (rad/m) The Smith chart is used with one frequency
Smith_chart
Chemical element with atomic number 2 (He)
(from Ancient Greek: ἥλιος, romanized: helios, lit. 'sun') is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2. It is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic
Helium
Parameter characterizing an AC conductor
this is a physically misleading description; the phase velocity is not constant along the element. Lewis, Geoff (2013). Newnes Communications Technology
Electrical_length
Chemical element with atomic number 99 (Es)
synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Es and atomic number 99 and is a member of the actinide series and the seventh transuranium element. Einsteinium was
Einsteinium
Multi-element, directional antenna useable over a wide band of frequencies
parallel to the feedline with alternating phase. Electrically, it simulates a series of two- or three-element Yagi–Uda antennas connected together, each
Log-periodic_antenna
Chemical element with atomic number 94 (Pu)
Plutonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is a silvery-gray actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms
Plutonium
Biological process
Michel using a phase-contrast microscope. Cell fusion gametic fusion Cell growth Cyclin-dependent kinase Labile cells, cells that constantly divide Mitotic
Cell_division
Short "burst" or "envelope" of restricted wave action that travels as a unit
remain constant (no dispersion) or it may change (dispersion) while propagating. Ideas related to wave packets – modulation, carrier waves, phase velocity
Wave_packet
Chemical element with atomic number 15 (P)
Phosphorus is a chemical element; it has symbol P and atomic number 15. All elemental forms of phosphorus are highly reactive and are therefore never
Phosphorus
Molecule composed of any two atoms
chemical elements. If a diatomic molecule consists of two atoms of the same element, such as hydrogen (H2) or oxygen (O2), then it is said to be homonuclear
Diatomic_molecule
Simplification of a physical system into a network of discrete components
actual phase of the signal which in turn results in an error in the assumed amplitude of the signal. The exact point at which the lumped-element model
Lumped-element_model
Chemical element with atomic number 31 (Ga)
Gallium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Discovered by the French chemist Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in Paris, France
Gallium
Class of radio antenna
this is not a physically accurate description; the phase velocity is not constant along the element, as in a transmission line. This is the elevation angle
Monopole_antenna
Chemical element with atomic number 26 (Fe)
Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe (from Latin ferrum 'iron') and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series
Iron
Device that transmits and receives radio waves
it has undergone a total 360 degree phase change, returning it to the original signal. The current in the element thus adds to the current being created
Antenna_(radio)
Chemical element with atomic number 43 (Tc)
Technetium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tc and atomic number 43. It is the lightest element whose isotopes are all radioactive. Technetium is one
Technetium
Chemical element with atomic number 58 (Ce)
Cerium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ce and atomic number 58, and is a soft, ductile, and silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air
Cerium
Key result in Hamiltonian mechanics and statistical mechanics
statistical and Hamiltonian mechanics. It asserts that the phase-space distribution function is constant along the trajectories of the system—that is that the
Liouville's theorem (Hamiltonian)
Liouville's_theorem_(Hamiltonian)
Penultimate letter in the Greek alphabet
retroviral psi packaging element The J/psi meson in particle physics The return value of a program in computability theory The phase relationship between
Psi_(Greek)
Chemical element with atomic number 3 (Li)
Lithium (from Ancient Greek: λίθος, líthos, 'stone') is a chemical element; it has symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal
Lithium
Chemical element with atomic number 35 (Br)
Bromine is a chemical element; it has symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to
Bromine
Tensor that rotates the reference frame to simplify analysis
a tensor that rotates the reference frame of a three-element vector or a three-by-three element matrix in an effort to simplify analysis. The transformation
Direct-quadrature-zero transformation
Direct-quadrature-zero_transformation
Chemical element with atomic number 88 (Ra)
Radium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ra and atomic number 88. It is the sixth element in group 2 of the periodic table, also known as the alkaline
Radium
Chemical element with atomic number 93 (Np)
is a chemical element; it has symbol Np and atomic number 93. A radioactive actinide metal, neptunium is the first transuranic element. It is named after
Neptunium
Chemical element with atomic number 1 (H)
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has the symbol H and atomic number 1. It is the lightest and most abundant chemical element in the universe, constituting
Hydrogen
Chemical element with atomic number 97 (Bk)
Fm3m and the lattice constant of 500 pm; this fcc structure is equivalent to the closest packing with the sequence ABC. This phase is metastable and will
Berkelium
Chemical element with atomic number 52 (Te)
Tellurium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is a brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid. Tellurium is
Tellurium
Linear oscillator circuit using an RC network
output signal, are composed of an amplifier and a frequency selective element, a filter. A linear oscillator circuit which uses an RC network, a combination
RC_oscillator
Chemical element with atomic number 71 (Lu)
Lutetium is a chemical element; it has symbol Lu and atomic number 71. It is a silvery white metal, which resists corrosion in dry air, but not in moist
Lutetium
Chemical element with atomic number 12 (Mg)
Magnesium is a chemical element; it has symbol Mg and atomic number 12. It is a shiny gray metal having a low density, low melting point, and high chemical
Magnesium
Beam focusing, typically horn-fed planar array of unit cells
with a much thinner form factor. According to, in a reflectarray a constant phase of the entire reflected field is achieved in a plane normal to the direction
Reflectarray_antenna
Chemical element with atomic number 8 (O)
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has the symbol O and its atomic number is 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table. It is highly
Oxygen
Superconducting circuit element
that is dependent on the phase difference between the superconductors. The Josephson junction is used as a circuit element in superconducting loops.
Josephson_junction
Speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum
simply the speed of light and commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant exactly equal to 299792458 m⋅s−1. It is exact because, by international
Speed_of_light
Computer system utilising phase diagrams
may be determined at constant volume or at a given chemical potential of an element or a given composition of a particular phase. CALPHAD had a slow start
CALPHAD
Chemical element with atomic number 83 (Bi)
Bismuth is a chemical element; it has symbol Bi and atomic number 83. It is a post-transition metal and one of the pnictogens, with chemical properties
Bismuth
Chemical element with atomic number 32 (Ge)
Germanium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white and similar in appearance to silicon
Germanium
Method to visualize density variations in transparent media
traveling parallel to the Z-axis, the XY planes are iso-phase manifolds (regions of constant phase; the phase does not depend on coordinates (x,y)). However,
Schlieren_imaging
Chemical element with atomic number 53 (I)
one stable isotope, 127I, and is a mononuclidic element for atomic weight, which is thus a constant of nature determined by that isotope. Radioisotopes
Iodine
Chemical element with atomic number 90 (Th)
Thorium is a chemical element; it has symbol Th and atomic number 90. Thorium is a weakly radioactive light silver metal which tarnishes olive grey when
Thorium
Transition of a liquid to vapor
Vaporization (vapourisation in British English) of an element or compound is a phase transition from the liquid phase to vapor. There are two types of vaporization:
Vaporization
Chemical element with atomic number 11 (Na)
Sodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Na (from Neo-Latin natrium) and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal. Sodium
Sodium
Self-adjusting binary search tree
up to a constant factor. Dynamic optimality conjecture: Let A {\displaystyle A} be any binary search tree algorithm that accesses an element x {\displaystyle
Splay_tree
Chemical element with atomic number 111 (Rg)
Roentgenium (German: [ʁœntˈɡeːni̯ʊm] ) is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Rg and atomic number 111. It is extremely radioactive and can only
Roentgenium
Chemical element with atomic number 95 (Am)
Americium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Am and atomic number 95. It is radioactive and a transuranic member of the actinide series in
Americium
Chemical element with atomic number 13 (Al)
preferred IUPAC name) or aluminum (North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than other
Aluminium
Chemical element with atomic number 8 (O)
another metastable form. Solid oxygen, existing in six variously colored phases, of which one is octaoxygen (O8, red oxygen) and another one metallic (ζ-oxygen)
Allotropes_of_oxygen
Six or seven different forms that pure plutonium metal can take
allows retaining some of the δ phase at room temperature. Neptunium is the only element that can stabilize the α phase at higher temperatures. Titanium
Allotropes_of_plutonium
Thermodynamic process in which no mass or heat is exchanged with surroundings
isochoric (constant volume) work in the form of friction or the stirring of a viscous fluid within the system (W < 0), and there is no phase change, then
Adiabatic_process
Forms which matter can take
In physics, a state of matter or phase of matter is one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist. Four states of matter are observable in everyday
State_of_matter
Chemical element with atomic number 18 (Ar)
Argon is a chemical element; it has symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas. Argon is the third most
Argon
Chemical element with atomic number 79 (Au)
Gold is a chemical element; its chemical symbol is Au (from Latin aurum) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a bright-metallic-yellow, dense
Gold
Chemical element with atomic number 81 (Tl)
Thallium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tl and atomic number 81. It is a silvery-white post-transition metal that is not found free in nature. When
Thallium
Chemical element with atomic number 47 (Ag)
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (from Latin argentum 'silver') and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it
Silver
Chemical element with atomic number 27 (Co)
Cobalt is a chemical element; it has symbol Co and atomic number 27. As with nickel, cobalt is found in the Earth's crust only in a chemically combined
Cobalt
Chemical element with atomic number 46 (Pd)
Palladium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Pd and atomic number 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1802 by the English
Palladium
Chemical element with atomic number 23 (V)
Vanadium is a chemical element; it has symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, malleable transition metal. The elemental metal is rarely
Vanadium
Type of material
accelerated starting in the 2010s. In a MAX phase, M is an early transition metal, A is an A group element (mostly group IIIA and IVA, or groups 13 and
Metal
Sorting algorithm using the heap data structure
binary heap; that is, each element in the heap has three children. It is more complicated to program but does a constant number of times fewer swap and
Heapsort
Chemical element with atomic number 37 (Rb)
Rubidium is a chemical element; it has symbol Rb and atomic number 37. It is a very soft, whitish-grey solid in the alkali metal group, similar to potassium
Rubidium
Chemical element with atomic number 40 (Zr)
Zirconium is a chemical element; it has symbol Zr and atomic number 40. First identified in 1789, isolated in impure form in 1824, and manufactured at
Zirconium
Branch of physics
achieve phase-matching conditions. The other method is quasi-phase-matching. In this method the frequencies involved are not constantly locked in phase with
Nonlinear_optics
Chemical element with atomic number 39 (Y)
Yttrium is a chemical element; it has symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanides and
Yttrium
Device converting an AC waveform to another AC waveform
which is in phase or anti-phase (for energy feedback) with the corresponding AC line phase voltage. Due to the DC-link storage element, there is the
AC-to-AC_converter
CONSTANT PHASE-ELEMENT
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Firm of purpose. Constancy, from the Latin Constantia.
Surname or Lastname
French and English
French and English : from a medieval personal name (Latin Constans, genitive Constantis, meaning ‘steadfast’, ‘faithful’, present participle of the verb constare ‘stand fast’, ‘be consistent’). This was borne by an 8th-century Irish martyr. This surname has also absorbed some cases of surnames based on Constantius, a derivative of Constans, borne by a 2nd-century martyr, bishop of Perugia. Compare Constantine.English : perhaps also a nickname from Old French constant ‘steadfast’, ‘faithful’.
Female
Romanian
Romanian form of Latin Constantia, CONSTANTA means "steadfast."
Female
English
English form of Latin Constantia, CONSTANCE means "steadfast."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, French, German, Latin, Spanish
Constancy; Steadfastness
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Constantia, CONSTANZA means "steadfast."
Girl/Female
Spanish Italian
Constant.
Male
French
French and Romanian form of Latin Constantinus, CONSTANTIN means "steadfast."Â
Male
Polish
Polish form of Latin Constans, KONSTANTY means "steadfast."
Boy/Male
Latin
Constant.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, Portuguese, Shakespearean, Swedish
Constancy; Steadfastness
Male
French
French form of Latin Stephanus, STÉPHANE means "crown."
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Latin, Spanish, Swedish
Constancy; Steadfastness
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Swedish, Swiss
Steadfast; Constant
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval female personal name Constance, Latin Constantia, originally a feminine form of Constantius (see Constant), but later taken as the abstract noun constantia ‘steadfastness’.English and French : habitational name from Coutances in La Manche, France, which was named Constantia in Latin (see above) in honor of the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, who was responsible for fortifying the settlement in ad 305.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a huntsman, or rather a nickname for an exceptionally skilled huntsman, from Middle English chase ‘hunt’ (Old French chasse, from chasser ‘to hunt’, Latin captare).Southern French : topographic name for someone who lived in or by a house, probably the occupier of the most distinguished house in the village, from a southern derivative of Latin casa ‘hut’, ‘cottage’, ‘cabin’.Thomas Chase came to MA from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, in the 1640s, and had many prominent descendants. Samuel Chase, born in Somerset Co., MD, in 1741, was one of the first members of the U.S. Supreme Court; Philander Chase, born in Cornish, NH, in 1741 was a prominent Episcopal clergyman, and his nephew Salmon Portland Chase (1808–73), also born in Cornish, was governor of OH, a U.S. senator, and secretary of the U.S. Treasury during the Civil War.
Girl/Female
Latin English
Firm of purpose. Constancy, from the Latin Constantia.
Girl/Female
British, English
Similar to Constance; Used by 16th and 17th Century Puritans
Boy/Male
Latin English
Constant.
Male
English
Middle English surname (of Norman French origin) transferred to forename use, CHASE means "hunter."Â
CONSTANT PHASE-ELEMENT
CONSTANT PHASE-ELEMENT
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
The Muslim wife of Pharaoh
Boy/Male
Hindi
Happiness.
Boy/Male
Australian
God's Grace
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Golden
Boy/Male
English
From the cattle shed on the meadow.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Loving, Loved by everyone
Girl/Female
Irish
A name thought to have Norman roots that means “wished-for†or “longed-for child.â€
Girl/Female
Indian
Dictionary
Boy/Male
Australian, Hungarian, Latin
Warlike
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n.
The liberty or franchise of having a chase; free chase.
n.
A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase.
pl.
of Phase
n.
The quality or state of being inconstant; want of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness.
v. t.
To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away.
v. i.
To group notes into phrases; as, he phrases well. See Phrase, n., 4.
adv.
With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; without cessation; uniformly.
n.
See Phase.
n.
An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".
n.
A constant irritating desire.
n.
The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.
n.
Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.
a.
A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See Instant, a., 3.
n.
A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon.
n.
A superior wine, white and red, from Constantia, in Cape Colony.
a.
Not constant; inconstant; fickle; changeable.
a.
harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords.
v. i.
To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor.
adv.
Constant; continual.
a.
Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship.