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    • phase :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

    • phase :arrange in phases or stages
      • phase a withdrawal

    • phase :(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

    • phase :adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
      • he phased the intake with the output of the machine

    • phase :(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

    • phase :a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

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