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Definition of Phase

Phase A homogenous, physically distinct portion of matter in a system not homogeneous; as, the three phases, ice, water, and aqueous vapor. A phase may be either a single chemical substance or a mixture, as of gases. In certain birds and mammals, one of two or more color variations characteristic of the species, but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age. Some of the herons which appear in white and colored phases, and certain squirrels which are sometimes uniformly blackish instead of the usual coloration, furnish examples. Color phases occur also in other animals, notably in butterflies. The relation at any instant of a periodically varying electric magnitude, as electro-motive force, a current, etc., to its initial value as expressed in factorial parts of the complete cycle. It is usually expressed in angular measure, the cycle beb four right angles, or 360¡. Such periodic variations are generally well represented by sine curves; and phase relations are shown by the relative positions of the crests and hollows of such curves. Magnitudes which have the same phase are said to be in phase. To disturb the composure of; to disconcert; to nonplus. That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object. Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases. A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon. 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. Related Definitions: Age, Also, Among, An, And, Angles, Angular, Any, Anything, Appear, Appearance, Apprehension, Aqueous, Are, As, Aspect, At, Be, Blackish, But, Butterflies, By, Certain, Characteristic, Chemical, Color, Coloration, Colored, Complete, Composure, Constituting, Contrast, Contrasted, Current, Cycle, Different, Disconcert, Disk, Distinct, Distinction, Disturb, Either, Electric, Electro-Motive, Equilibrium, Especially, Exhibited, Expressed, Eye, Factorial, Force, Form, Four, From, Furnish, Gases, Generally, Have, Homogeneous, Homogenous, Has, Ice, Illumination, In, Independent, Initial, Instant, Instead, Is, It, Magnitude, Mammals, Manifests, Many, Matter, May, Measure, Mental, Mixture, Moon, More, Motion, Nonplus, Not, Notably, Object, Occur, Of, Often, On, One, Opposite, Or, Ordinary, Other, Particular, Periodic, Periodically, Phase, Phases, Physically, Point, Portion, Position, Problem, Quantity, Recurring, Regularly, Relation, Relative, Respect, Right, Said, Same, Seasonal, See, Series, Sexual, Shown, Side, Sine, Single, Some, Sometimes, Species, State, Substance, Such, System, That, The, Three, To, Two, Under, Uniformly, Usual, Value, Vapor, Varying, Vibration, View, Water, Wave, Well, Which, White, With

Phase Quotations A more significant phase should mean serious political dialogue. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi In a higher phase of communist society... only then can the narrow horizon of bourgeois right be fully left behind and society inscribe on its banners: from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. Karl Marx We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population. Jeremy Rifkin But to the fighting soldier that phase of the war is behind. It was left behind after his first battle. His blood is up. He is fighting for his life, and killing now for him is as much a profession as writing is for me. Ernie Pyle Yeah, I was in the phase for the last ten years or so where every record I made I said OK, that's the last one, I don't want to record anymore, I don't want to do this any more, I don't want to have a public life. Rosanne Cash

Phase Translations phase in Afrikaans is fase phase in Dutch is kwartier, schijngestalte, fase phase in Finnish is vaihe phase in French is phase phase in German is Phase phase in Italian is fase phase in Portuguese is fase phase in Spanish is fase phase in Swedish is fas, skede

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