1. (noun)phase, stage any distinct timeperiod 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 chemicalcomposition and physical state and separated from other material by the phaseboundary "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
3. (noun)phase, phase angle a particularpoint in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
4. (noun)phase (astronomy) the particularappearance 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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