What (who) is phase - definition
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phase
n.
1) to begin, enter a phase
2) to go through a phase
3) a closing, final; critical, crucial; initial, new, opening phase (the war was entering its final phase)
phase
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¦ noun
1. a distinct period or stage in a process of change or development.
each of the aspects of the moon or a planet, according to the amount of its illumination.
2. Zoology a genetic or seasonal variety of an animal's coloration.
3. Chemistry a distinct and homogeneous form of matter separated by its surface from other forms.
4. Physics the relationship in time between the cycles of an oscillating or repeating system and a fixed reference point or a different system.
¦ verb
1. carry out in gradual stages.
(phase something in/out) introduce something into (or withdraw something from) use in gradual stages.
2. apply phasing to (an electronic musical instrument).
3. Physics adjust the phase of (something), especially so as to synchronize it with something else.
Phrases
in (or out of) phase
1. in (or out of) synchrony or harmony.
2. Physics having or in the same (or different) phase or stage of variation.
Origin
C19: from Fr., based on Gk phasis 'appearance'.
phase
1. The offset of one's waking-sleeping schedule with respect
to the standard 24-hour cycle; a useful concept among people
who often work at night and/or according to no fixed schedule.
It is not uncommon to change one's phase by as much as 6 hours
per day on a regular basis. "What's your phase?" "I've been
getting in about 8 P.M. lately, but I'm going to wrap around
to the day schedule by Friday." A person who is roughly 12
hours out of phase is sometimes said to be in "night mode".
(The term "day mode" is also (but less frequently) used,
meaning you're working 9 to 5 (or, more likely, 10 to 6).)
The act of altering one's cycle is called "changing phase";
"phase shifting" has also been recently reported from Caltech.
2. "change phase the hard way": To stay awake for a very long
time in order to get into a different phase.
3. "change phase the easy way": To stay asleep, etc. However,
some claim that either staying awake longer or sleeping longer
is easy, and that it is *shortening* your day or night that is
really hard (see wrap around). The "jet lag" that afflicts
travelers who cross many time-zone boundaries may be
attributed to two distinct causes: the strain of travel per
se, and the strain of changing phase. Hackers who suddenly
find that they must change phase drastically in a short period
of time, particularly the hard way, experience something very
like jet lag without travelling.
Pronunciation examples for phase
1. phase.
Anatomy of Muscle Building _ Craig Ramsay _ Talks at Google
2. phase.
Destination Perpetuity _ Craig O'Rourke _ Talks at Google
3. phase.
World Powered by Renewable Energy _ Mark Ruffalo, Mark Jacobson & More _ Talks at Google
4. phase.
Social Media - A Historical Perspective _ Tom Standage _ Talks Google
5. phase to the water phase.
Kenji Lopez-Alt _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of phase
1. The first phase covers an area of 11,766square/metres, while Phase II covers 45,154 square meters.
2. With the conceptual design phase over, DuPlessie is now handling the schematics phase.
3. The first phase is complete and the second phase is underway.
4. And for the government, phase one was much, much tougher than phase two will be.
5. Most of the roads and streets of Phase IV and Phase V were inundated.