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1. (n.) phase
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself; facet.
2. phase
a stage in a process of change or development.
3. phase
a side, aspect, or point of view.
4. phase
a state of synchronous operation.
5. phase
the particular appearance presented by the moon or a planet at a given time.
6. phase
one of the recurring appearances or states of the moon or a planet in respect to the form, or the absence, of its illuminated disk.
7. phase
Zool.
8. phase
a mechanically separate, homogeneous part of a heterogeneous system, as a solution:
liquid, solid, and gaseous phases.
9. phase
Physics.
10. phase
a particular stage or point of advancement in a cycle of motion or change.
11. phase
the fractional part of the cycle that has elapsed, measured from a fixed datum.
12. (v.t.) phase
to schedule or order so as to be available when or as needed.
13. phase
to put in phase; synchronize.
14. phase
phase down, to reduce or diminish by gradual stages.
15. phase
phase in, to put or come into use gradually.
16. phase
phase out, to bring or come to an end gradually; ease out of service.
Etymology: (1805–15; (n.) back formation from phases, pl. of phasis < NL < Gk phásis appearance =pha- (base of phaínein to show) +-sis -sis)
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| Definition of 'Phase' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) phase, stage
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"
2. (noun) phase, form
(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"
3. (noun) phase, phase angle
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
4. (verb) phase
(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"
5. (verb) phase
arrange in phases or stages
"phase a withdrawal"
6. (verb) phase
adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
"he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
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1. (noun) phase
a part of a process with a defined beginning and end; = stage
In the first phase, we will train employees.; Kids go through phases of difficult behavior.; a new phase in the war
2. (verb) phase
to gradually start or stop the use of sth
The tax cuts will be phased in over five years.; a country that is phasing out fossil fuels
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| Definition of 'Phase' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Phase
that which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object
2. (noun) Phase
any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases
3. (noun) Phase
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
4. (noun) Phase
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
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| Definitions of 'Phase' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. Phase
1. n. The offset of one's
waking-sleeping schedule with respect to the standard 24-hour cycle; a
useful concept among people who often work at night and/or according to no
fixed schedule. It is not uncommon to change one's phase by as much as 6
hours per day on a regular basis. “What's your phase?”
“I've been getting in about 8PM lately, but I'm going to
wrap around to the day schedule by Friday.” A
person who is roughly 12 hours out of phase is sometimes said to be in
night mode. (The term day mode is also (but less frequently) used,
meaning you're working 9 to 5 (or, more likely, 10 to 6).) The act of
altering one's cycle is called changing
phase; phase shifting has
also been recently reported from Caltech. 2. change phase the hard way:
To stay awake for a very long time in order to get into a different phase.
3. change phase the easy way:
To stay asleep, etc. However, some claim that either staying awake longer
or sleeping longer is easy, and that it is shortening
your day or night that is really hard (see
wrap around). The ‘jet lag’ that afflicts travelers who
cross many time-zone boundaries may be attributed to two distinct causes:
the strain of travel per se, and the strain of changing phase. Hackers who
suddenly find that they must change phase drastically in a short period of
time, particularly the hard way, experience something very like jet lag
without traveling.
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| Definition of 'Phase' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Phase
In wave motion, oscillating motion, simple harmonic motion, or similar periodic phenomena, the interval of time passed from the time the moving particle moved through the middle point of its course to the instant when the phase is to be stated.
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| Definition of 'Phase' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Phase
Receipt of initial vector to target until beginning transition to attack speed and altitude. c. transition
2. Phase
Increase or decrease of speed and altitude required for the attack. d. attack
3. Phase
Turn to attack heading, acquire target, complete attack, and turn to breakaway
4. Phase
In joint operation planning, a definitive stage of an operation or campaign during which a large portion of the forces and capabilities are involved in similar or mutually supporting activities for a common purpose.
5. Phase
That phase of military supply that extends from determination of procurement schedules to acceptance of finished supplies by the Military Services. b. consumer
6. Phase
That phase of military supply which extends from receipt of finished supplies by the Military Services through issue for use or consumption.
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Sense: a stage in the development of something
We are entering a new phase in the war.
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 Afrikaans: fase |
 Arabic: مَرْحَلَه |
 Bulgarian: фаза |
 Brazilian: fase |
 Czech: fáze |
 German: die Phase |
 Danish: fase |
 Greek: φάση, στάδιο |
 Spanish: fase |
 Estonian: arenguaste |
 Farsi: مرحله |
 Finnish: vaihe |
 French: phase |
 Hebrew: שְלָב |
 Hindi: चरण |
 Croatian: faza, stupanj razvoja |
 Hungarian: (fejlődési) fok |
 Indonesian: tahap |
 Icelandic: stig,áfangi |
 Italian: fase |
 Japanese: 局面 |
 Korean: 단계, 국면 |
 Lithuanian: etapas, stadija |
 Latvian: fāze, stadija |
 Malay: peringkat |
 Dutch: fase |
 Norwegian: stadium, fase |
 Polish: faza |
 Persian: مرحله |
 Pashto: مر حله ، حالت، فاز، دوره، |
 Portuguese: fase |
 Romanian: fază |
 Russian: стадия, этап |
 Slovak: fáza |
 Slovenian: faza |
 Serbian: faza |
 Swedish: fas, skede |
 Thai: ระยะ |
 Turkish: aşama, evre |
 Taiwanese: 階段，時期 |
 Ukrainian: фаза, стадія |
 Urdu: مرحلہ |
 Vietnamese: thời kỳ |
 Chinese: 阶段，时期 |
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