phase


Definition: Meaning of, phase in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / feɪz /

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Singular Plural
phase phases
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  1. one of the stages of a process of development or change
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  2. out of phase (with something) British English not happening together in the right way
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  3. in phase (with something) British English happening together in the right way
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  4. technical one of a fixed number of changes in the appearance of the moon or a PLANET when it is seen from the Earth
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
phase phased phased
Present Participle Third Person Singular
phasing phases
[transitive usually passive]
  1. to make something happen gradually in a planned way
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phase used in phrases

  • anal phase (noun)
    1. psychoanalysis the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
  • dispersed phase (noun)
    1. of colloids a substance in the colloidal state
  • dispersing phase (noun)
    1. of colloids a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
  • fertile phase (noun)
    1. 7 days before to 7 days after ovulation the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible
  • full phase of the moon (noun)
    1. the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
  • genital phase (noun)
    1. psychoanalysis the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
  • latency phase (noun)
    1. from about age 5 or 6 until puberty psychoanalysis the fourth period during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
  • luteal phase (noun)
    1. the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
  • menstrual phase (noun)
    1. the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed
  • new phase of the moon (noun)
    1. the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent
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phase used in phrasal verbs

  • phase in (phrasal verb)
    1. to gradually start using something
  • phase out (phrasal verb)
    1. to gradually stop using something
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