phase
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1. (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) (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | phase of the moon, |
| definition | : | a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance (noun.time) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
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 (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, state of matter, |
| definition | : | (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) (noun.state) |
| domain category | : | physical chemistry, |
| definition | : | the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances (noun.cognition) |
3. a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle (noun.time)
| part meronym | : | cycle, rhythm, round, |
| definition | : | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs (noun.time) |
4. any distinct time period in a sequence of events (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | diakinesis, |
| definition | : | the final stage of the prophase of meiosis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | diplotene, |
| definition | : | the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | leptotene, |
| definition | : | the first stage of the prophase of meiosis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | pachytene, |
| definition | : | the third stage of the prophase of meiosis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | zygotene, |
| definition | : | the second stage of the prophase of meiosis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | anal phase, anal stage, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | genital phase, genital stage, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | latency period, latency phase, latency stage, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | oral phase, oral stage, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | phallic phase, phallic stage, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | chapter, |
| definition | : | any distinct period in history or in a person's life (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | incubation, |
| definition | : | (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | fertile period, fertile phase, |
| definition | : | the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | menstrual phase, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | musth, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | luteal phase, secretory phase, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | generation, |
| definition | : | a stage of technological development or innovation (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | seedtime, |
| definition | : | any time of new development (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | safe period, |
| definition | : | that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) (noun.time) |
5. adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition (verb.change)
6. arrange in phases or stages (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | arrange, stage, |
| definition | : | plan, organize, and carry out (an event) (verb.creation) |
7. a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle (noun.time)
| derivation | : | phase, |
| definition | : | adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition (verb.change) |
8. any distinct time period in a sequence of events (noun.time)
| derivation | : | phase, |
| definition | : | arrange in phases or stages (verb.creation) |
9. adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition (verb.change)
| derivation | : | phase, phase angle, |
| definition | : | a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle (noun.time) |
10. arrange in phases or stages (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | phase, stage, |
| definition | : | any distinct time period in a sequence of events (noun.time) |
11. a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle (noun.time)
| derivation | : | phase, |
| definition | : | adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition (verb.change) |
12. any distinct time period in a sequence of events (noun.time)
| derivation | : | phase, |
| definition | : | arrange in phases or stages (verb.creation) |
13. adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition (verb.change)
| derivation | : | phase, phase angle, |
| definition | : | a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle (noun.time) |
14. arrange in phases or stages (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | phase, stage, |
| definition | : | any distinct time period in a sequence of events (noun.time) |
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