Thread: Telling time in U. K. English
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Old 07-22-2011, 03:14 PM   #226
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl View Post
To make a long story short and nontechnical, antiphase means to be out of phase at a mid-point 180 degrees out of a possible range from 0 to 360.

At least I was able to interpret that he meant to hold a meeting in the same time slot and alternate the agenda between two topics. It appears that is not a common word. That's what happens when you deal with engineers whether they are American, Texan or British!
In US electonics jargon, the common term is phase inverted.
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