Definitions for PHASE
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. phase, stagenoun

   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. phase, formnoun

   (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. phase, phase anglenoun

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

4. phaseverb

   (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. phaseverb

   arrange in phases or stages

   "phase a withdrawal"

6. phaseverb

   adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition

   "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"

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1. Phasenoun

   (Physics) the relation at any instant of any cyclically varying physical quantity, such as voltage in an A.C. circuit, an electromagnetic wave, a sound wave, or a rotating object, to its initial value as expressed as a fractional part of the complete cycle. It is usually expressed in angular measure, the complete cycle being 360

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Phasenoun

   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. Phasenoun

   any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases

3. Phasenoun

   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. Phasenoun

   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

5. Etymology: [NL. phasis, Gr. fa`sis, fr. fai`nein to make to appear: cf. F. phase. See Phenomenon, Phantom, and Emphasis.]

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1. Phase

   Phase in sinusoidal functions or in waves has two different, but closely related, meanings. One is the initial angle of a sinusoidal function at its origin and is sometimes called phase offset or phase difference. Another usage is the fraction of the wave cycle which has elapsed relative to the origin.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Phase

   fāz, 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. [Gr. phasis—phaein, to shine.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. phase

   A step-by-step stage of a plan, project, construction or implementation.

   They all knew a phase approach was wise to the implementation of the construction project.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 10, 2020  

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1. Phase

   Phase vs. Faze -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Phase and Faze.

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Physical Chemistry
   • State Of Matter
   • Synchronize

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PHASE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2187

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PHASE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4426

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PHASE' in Nouns Frequency: #831

Anagrams for PHASE »

1. pesah

2. shape

3. heaps

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PHASE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PHASE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of PHASE in a Sentence

1. Peter Gridling:

   We are currently in a very difficult phase, there is great uncertainty among BVT staff. We want to lift that uncertainty. We want to work with staff to get this process started.

2. Stephanie Murphy:

   We're getting to a phase where we've exhausted the easy answers.

3. State John Kerry:

   I think that we probably all recognize that an awful lot of the world, most of the world, doesn't know this meeting is taking place, but the truth is our goal for these talks, amending the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs, is one of the single most important unitary steps that we could possibly take at this moment to stave off the worst impacts of climate change.

4. Jonathan Tsui:

   The entire team is excited to see the results we get from this experiment. If successful, we will embark on the second phase of the study where tissues will be sent up to the ISS once again in two years, but this time, we will be able to test a variety of drugs to see which ones will best ameliorate the potentially harmful effects of microgravity on cardiac function.

5. Daniel Griffin:

   More recently, The Results have come out -- it was a really landmark paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine -- showing that if you give remdesivir in the first five days, during the acute viral phase, before you wait for the door to close, you could prevent progression by almost 90 %. It was 87 % in that study. So remdesivir actually can be a very effective antiviral if you give it at the right time in the right patient, if we can extend this down to children and actually give it to them during the critical time when it can make the biggest difference, finally, we're really opening up more options, because these kids don't have a lot of options.

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