phase
Noun
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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 -
referred to in: physical chemistry - the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substancesis 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:
- dispersed particles, dispersed phase - (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state
- dispersing medium, dispersing phase, dispersion medium - (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
same as: form -
is a type of: point, point in time - an instant of timesame as: phase angle
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referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholeis a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thingsubtypes: phase of the moon - a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance
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