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   Phase

   /fāz/

   

   noun

   • 1. a distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development: "the final phases of the war" Similar stageperiodchapterepisodepartsteppointtimejuncture
   • ▪ a stage in a person's psychological development, especially a period of temporary unhappiness or difficulty during adolescence or a particular stage during childhood: "you are not obsessed, but you are going through a phase" Similar periodstagetimespellinformal:patch
   • ▪ each of the separate events in an eventing competition.
   • 2. each of the aspects of the moon or a planet, according to the amount of its illumination, especially the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon, and the last quarter. Similar aspectshapeformappearancestatecondition
   • 3. a genetic or seasonal variety of an animal's coloration: "the invertebrate residents of the tundra pass the winter in dormant phase"
   • 4. a distinct and homogeneous form of matter (i.e. a particular solid, liquid, or gas) separated by its surface from other forms: "solid carbon dioxide passes directly into the gas phase without becoming a liquid"
   • 5. the relationship in time between the successive states or cycles of an oscillating or repeating system (such as an alternating electric current or a light or sound wave) and either a fixed reference point or the states or cycles of another system with which it may or may not be in synchrony: "there are two output channels, one fixed in phase and the other variable in phase between 0 and 360 degrees"

   verb

   • 1. carry out (something) in gradual stages: "the work is being phased over a number of years"
   • 2. adjust the phase of (something), especially so as to synchronize it with something else: "about 70% of the reflections were phased by this method"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in phase (sense 2 of the noun)): from French phase and late Latin phasis, based on Greek phasis ‘appearance’, from the base of phainein ‘to show’.

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   What is the definition of phases?

   • A simple description is that a phase is a region of material that is chemically uniform, physically distinct, and (often) mechanically separable. In a system consisting of ice and water in a glass jar, the ice cubes are one phase, the water is a second phase, and the humid air is a third phase over the ice and water.

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   What is a phase in physics?

   • In the physical sciences, a phase is a region of space (a thermodynamic system ), throughout which all physical properties of a material are essentially uniform. : 86 : 3 Examples of physical properties include density, index of refraction, magnetization and chemical composition.

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   What is a phase in relation to matter?

   • The term phase is sometimes used as a synonym for state of matter, but there can be several immiscible phases of the same state of matter. Also, the term phase is sometimes used to refer to a set of equilibrium states demarcated in terms of state variables such as pressure and temperature by a phase boundary on a phase diagram.

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   a stage in a process of change or development: Each phase of life brings its own joys. a side, aspect, or point of view: This is only one phase of the question. a state of synchronous operation: to put two mechanisms in phase. Astronomy. the particular appearance presented by the moon or a planet at a given time.

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   A phase is a particular period of time, like someone whose "teenage rebellion" phase lasts well into her thirties. The word phase can mean a stage in a person’s development or a step in a process, such as “the next phase in the Interstate 57 project.”

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