Phase

Noun

 * 1) A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
 * 2) That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
 * 3) Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
 * The problem has many phases.
 * 1)  A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of its enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
 * 4)  A haplotype.

Verb

 * 1) (to phase out) To discontinue (doing) something over a period of time (i.e., in phases).
 * 2)  To stun or shock someone.
 * 3)   To become stunned or shocked.
 * 4)  To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.

Derived terms

 * phase in
 * phase out

Proper noun

 * 1)  Passover

Adjectives for Phase
various (pi); intimate; personal; extreme; pioneering;  ethical;   sectional;  curious; transitional; manifold (pi); subtle; intermediate; dramatic; conciliating; increasing; unavoidable; varying; unknown; disinterested; ever-changing; important; precise; enthusiastic; nascent; indispensable; interesting; vehement; exceptional; strenuous; submerged; characteristic; delicate; dreadful; periodic; gibbous; special; renewed; pathetic; romantic; significant; peculiar; diversified (pi).

Verbs for Phase
alter—; assume—; discover—; enjoy—; explore—; exhibit—; form—; interpret—; investigate—; labor through—; master—; pry into—; recognize—; restore—; shape—; undo—; view—; —determines; —melts; — passes; —shifts.

Thesaurus
angle, appearance, aspect, color, complexion, condition, configuration, development, discontinue, ease off, effect, eidolon, end, facet, fashion, feature, figure, form, gestalt, guise, hand, image, imago, impression, include, incorporate, inject, insert, insinuate, juncture, light, likeness, lineaments, look, manner, moment, occasion, period, phase in, phase out, phasis, point of view, position, posture, reference, regard, remove, respect, seeming, semblance, shape, side, simulacrum, situation, slant, stage, state, status, step, style, taper off, time, total effect, twist, usher in, view, viewpoint, wind up, wise, withdraw, work in

Etymology 1
From phasis:, from  φάσις:, from φάειν:; compare phantasm and see face.

Etymology 2
From phase:, Phasa:, from  פסח:.

Alternative forms

 * Phase

Noun

 * Armenian: փուլ (p'ul)
 * Finnish:
 * Indonesian:


 * Italian: fase
 * Romanian: fază
 * Russian:


 * Armenian: փուլ (p'ul)
 * Finnish:


 * Indonesian: wujud
 * Russian:, стадия,


 * Finnish: ,
 * Italian: aspetto, faccia


 * Russian: аспект,


 * Armenian: փուլ (p'ul)
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * Italian: fase


 * Navajo:
 * Romanian: fază
 * Russian:


 * Armenian: փուլ (p'ul)
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:


 * Ido: fazo
 * Romanian: fază, faze
 * Russian:


 * : fase
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 * : fază

Anagrams

 * ephas
 * heaps
 * shape

Noun

 * 1) phase