phase

Noun
  1. Any distinct time period in a sequence of events (synset 115315573)
    "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
    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. (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 (synset 114503649)
    "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
    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. A particular point in the time of a cycle;
    Measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle (synset 115315368)
    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. (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) (synset 104683897)
    "the full phase of the moon"
    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. Arrange in phases or stages (synset 201652436)
    "phase a withdrawal"
    is a type of: arrange, stage - plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
  2. Adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition (synset 200395287)
    "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
    is a type of: sync, synchronise, synchronize - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner

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