phase, n.
(phases)
freq. cnt. 47
(phases)
freq. cnt. 47
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 24
phase stage
sample sentences
"we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
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diakinesis
diplotene
leptotene
pachytene
phase of cell division
zygotene
anal stage, anal phase
genital stage, genital phase
latency stage, latency phase, latency period
oral stage, oral phase
phallic stage, phallic phase
chapter
incubation
fertile period, fertile phase
menstrual phase
musth
secretory phase, luteal phase
generation
culmination, apogee
seedtime
safe period
hypernym
(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
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 22
form phase
sample sentences
"the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
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a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
phase phase angle
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derivationally related form
(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)
<noun.attribute>
phase
sample sentences
"the full phase of the moon"
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