phase

Noun
  1. is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes:
    • diakinesis - the final stage of the prophase of meiosis
    • diplotene - the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
    • leptotene - the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
    • pachytene - the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
    • phase of cell division - a stage in meiosis or mitosis
    • zygotene - the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
    • anal phase, anal stage - (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
    • genital phase, genital stage - (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
    • latency period, latency phase, latency stage - (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
    • oral phase, oral stage - (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
    • phallic phase, phallic stage - (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure
    • chapter - any distinct period in history or in a person's life
    • incubation - (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
    • fertile period, fertile phase - the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
    • menstrual phase - the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)
    • musth - an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear
    • luteal phase, secretory phase - the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
    • generation - a stage of technological development or innovation
    • apogee, culmination - a final climactic stage
    • seedtime - any time of new development
    • safe period - that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)
    same as: stage
  2. referred to in: physical chemistry - the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances
    is a type of: state, state of matter - (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
    subtypes:
    same as: form
  3. is a type of: point, point in time - an instant of time
    is a part of: cycle, rhythm, round - an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
    same as: phase angle
  4. referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
    is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
    subtypes: phase of the moon - a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance
Verb
  1. is a type of: arrange, stage - plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
  2. is a type of: sync, synchronise, synchronize - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner

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