Recent Examples on the WebThe fast, as well as Massaro encouraging his followers to engage in polyphasic sleep, a technique in which people sleep for just a few hours at a time, were framed as part of the pathway to enlightenment. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2022 Some literature and research suggests that humans are naturally polyphasic sleepers. Jamie Ducharme, Time, 30 Jan. 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
polyphasic
adjective
poly·pha·sic -ˈfā-zik
1
: of, relating to, or having more than one phase
polyphasic evoked potentials
compare diphasicsense b, monophasicsense 1
2
: having several periods of activity interrupted by intervening periods of rest in each 24 hours