Phase

[feɪz] or [fez]

Definition

(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); 'the full phase of the moon'.

(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; 'the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system'.

(noun.) a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle.

(noun.) any distinct time period in a sequence of events; 'we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected'.

(verb.) adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; 'he phased the intake with the output of the machine'.

(verb.) arrange in phases or stages; 'phase a withdrawal'.

Typed by Carolyn--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

(n.) Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

Inputed by Carmela

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Appearance (as of the moon or a planet), aspect.

Inputed by Brenda

Definition

n. aspect appearance at any stage: an era: the form in which an object or a question presents itself to the mind: the appearance at a given time of the illuminated surface exhibited by a planet—also Phā′sis:—pl. Phas′es.—adj. Phase′less unchanging.

Checker: Rene

Examples

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