Phase (game)
WordNet
noun
(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)
"The full phase of the moon"
(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"
(3) A particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
(4) 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"
verb
(5) Adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
"He phased the intake with the output of the machine"
(6) Arrange in phases or stages
"Phase a withdrawal"
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Etymology
< < < ; cf. phantasm and see face.
Noun
- A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
- 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.
- 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, or the absence, of its enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
- 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.
Verb
- (to phase out) To discontinue (doing) something over a period of time (i.e., in phases).
- To stun or shock someone.
- To become stunned or shocked.
Usage notes
The sense of phase meaning stunned or shocked is a misspelling of the intended word faze. This has become fairly common nonstandard use. See notes at faze.