Phase - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |feɪz|  American pronunciation of the word phase
Brit.  |feɪz|  British pronunciation of the word phase

noun

- any distinct time period in a sequence of events (syn: stage)
- (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 (syn: form)
the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system
- a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
- (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

verb

- arrange in phases or stages
phase a withdrawal
- adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
he phased the intake with the output of the machine

Extra examples

The project will be done in three phases.

He's in the final phase of treatment now.

The building project marks a new phase in the town's development.

He has been throwing tantrums a lot, but the doctor says it's just a phase.

The war was entering its final phase.

The first phase of renovations should be finished by January.

The work will be carried out in phases.

It's just a phase he's going through.

The closure of the regional offices was phased over an 18-month period.

We've entered a new phase in our relationship.

...as the war reached its climacteric phase, the atrocities dramatically increased, both in number and brutality...

...I have an abiding interest in animal welfare—it's not just a phase I'm going through....

The second phase of development overlaps the first.

Nizan's views were out of phase with the political climate of the time.

The electrical work will be carried out in phase with the other renovations.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: phase
he/she/it: phases
present participle: phasing
past tense: phased
past participle: phased
noun
singular: phase
plural: phases
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