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Meaning of 'phase' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Phase [ n.]
- That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
- Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.
- A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon.
- Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.

Meaning of 'phase' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . phase [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (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)
Example in sentence:
  • the full phase of the moon
Meaning (2):
- (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
Example in sentence:
  • the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system
Meaning (3):
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
Example in sentence:
  • we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
4 . phase [ v]
Meaning (4):
- adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
Example in sentence:
  • he phased the intake with the output of the machine
Meaning (5):
- arrange in phases or stages
Example in sentence:
  • phase a withdrawal

Nearby Words:

phacelli phacellus phacochere phacoid phacolite phacops phaeacian phaenogam phaenogamia phaenogamian

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