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| 1. | [ noun ] any distinct time period in a sequence of events | |
| Synonyms: | stage | |
| Examples: | "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" |
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| Related terms: | time_period apogee chapter pachytene diplotene leptotene anal_stage genital_stage latency_stage oral_stage menstrual_phase diakinesis secretory_phase zygotene seedtime safe_period phallic_phase fertile_period incubation musth generation phase_of_cell_division | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary | |
| Synonyms: | form | |
| Examples: | : "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" |
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| Related terms: | state_of_matter dispersing_medium dispersed_particles physical_chemistry | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle | |
| Synonyms: | phase_angle | |
| Related terms: | point cycle | |
| 4. | [ verb ] adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition | |
| Examples: | "he phased the intake with the output of the machine" |
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| Related terms: | synchronize | |
| 5. | [ verb ] arrange in phases or stages | |
| Examples: | : "phase a withdrawal" |
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| Related terms: | stage | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun) | |
| Examples: | "the full phase of the moon" |
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| Related terms: | appearance phase_of_the_moon astronomy | |
| Similar spelling: |
phase_i phase_ii phs physa Phoca phage phaius |
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