phase

Words with a similar base: phase, phase_angle

'phase'

[phase.n.01] as in: any distinct time period in a sequence of events

Examples:
we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected

'phase'

[phase.n.02] as in: (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

Examples:
the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system

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'phase'

[phase.n.03] as in: a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

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'phase'

[phase.n.04] as in: (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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'phase'

[phase.v.01] as in: arrange in phases or stages

Examples:
phase a withdrawal

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'phase'

[phase.v.02] as in: adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition

Examples:
he phased the intake with the output of the machine

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Origins

					phase (English)
├── phase (Latin)
└── phasis (Latin)
    └── φάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── φαίνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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