different between macrophase vs acrophase

English

macro- +? phase

macrophase (plural macrophases)

(physics) A relatively large-scale part of a solid phase that has a different morphology than that of its surroundings

acro- +? phase

acrophase (plural acrophases)

(physiology) The time period in a cycle during which the cycle crests or peaks, especially the upper part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.
The acrophase of the metabolic process ran from shortly mid-morning until sunset, with the peak amplitude recorded in mid-afternoon.

Refinetti, Roberto (2006). Circadian Physiology. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group. ?ISBN. Lay summary

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