Phase

Meaning

Noun

●

A

distinguishable

part of a

or

over time.

●

That which is

to the

; the

which anything

, especially

among different and

of the same object.

●

Any

or

of an

of

or view.

●

In Astronomy:

A particular

or state in a

of changes

with respect to

of

or form, or the

, of its

. Illustrated in Wikipedia's

Lunar phase.

●

In Physics:

Any one point or

in a

of changes,

the changes of

of one of the

a

or

; one

of a

of such changes, in

from a

, as the

on

of a

of

,

with that on the

.

●

In Chemistry:

A

in a

system that is

by

chemical composition

(solid,

or

)

structure. It is

from an

by an

change

or more of those conditions.

●

In Zoology:

In certain

, one of two or more

of the

, but

of the

and

, and often also of age.

●

In Rugby union:

The

of

between

breakdowns.

●

In Genetics:

A haplotype.

●

In Mathematics:

The

of the

by

the

of a

by the

part.

●

In Music:

A

by a

in the

of

for different frequencies

●

In Electrical engineering:

In a

power system, one of the power-carrying

, or the

alternating current

by it.

Verb

●

To begin—if

with "in"—or to discontinue—if

with out—(doing) something over a

(i.e. in phases).

●

Antique form of faze.

●

In Genetics:

To

in (data) when

are known.

●

To

into or through a

object.

●

In Science fiction:

To use a phaser.

Name

●

Passover

Sourced from

Origin

phase

English

phase

Latin

phasis

Latin

φάσις

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

φαίνω

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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