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Alpha Rhythm

Definition: Alpha Rhythm

Alpha Rhythm

Noun

1. The normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Specialty Definitions: Alpha Rhythm

Domain	Definitions
Health	One of four types of brain waves characterized by a relatively high voltage or amplitude and a frequency of 8-13 Hz. They constitute the majority of waves recorded by EEG registering the activity of the parietal and occipital lobes when the individual is awake, but relaxed with the eyes closed. (references)
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Synonym: Alpha Rhythm

Synonym: alpha wave (n). (additional references)

Commercial Usage: Alpha Rhythm

Domain	Title
Books	Physiological Basis of the Alpha Rhythm (reference) The origin of the alpha rhythm (reference) (more book examples)
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Modern Translations: Alpha Rhythm

Language		Translations for "alpha rhythm"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		rythme alpha. (various references)

German		Alpha-Rhythmus. (various references)

Pig Latin		alphaay ythmrhay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Alpha Rhythm

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-h-h-h-l-m-p-r-t-y"
	-4 letters: palmary, palmyra.
	-5 letters: apathy, aphtha, hartal, hyphal, maltha, mayhap, palmar, paltry, parlay, partly, phylar, raptly, rhythm.
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Alternative Orthography: Alpha Rhythm

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 6C 70 68 61 52 68 79 74 68 6D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01101100 01110000 01101000 01100001 00100000 01010010 01101000 01111001 01110100 01101000 01101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#108 &#112 &#104 &#97 &#32 &#82 &#104 &#121 &#116 &#104 &#109

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 006C 0070 0068 0061 0052 0068 0079 0074 0068 006D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35788274672527491867479

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography

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