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Meaning of phase

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  phase
      n 1: any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are
           in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be
           revised or rejected" [syn: {phase}, {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; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the
         system" [syn: {phase}, {form}]
      3: a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some
         arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle [syn: {phase},
         {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); "the
         full phase of the moon"
      v 1: arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"
      2: adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased
         the intake with the output of the machine"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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