PHASE

Jun 3, 2022

Noun: a distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development

Noun: each of the aspects of the moon or a planet, according to the amount of its illumination, especially the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon, and the last quarter

Noun: a genetic or seasonal variety of an animal's coloration

Noun: a distinct and homogeneous form of matter (i.e. a particular solid, liquid, or gas) separated by its surface from other forms

Noun: the relationship in time between the successive states or cycles of an oscillating or repeating system (such as an alternating electric current or a light or sound wave) and either a fixed reference point or the states or cycles of another system with which it may or may not be in synchrony

Noun: (in systemic grammar) the relationship between a catenative verb and the verb that follows it, as in she hoped to succeed and I like swimming

Verb: carry out (something) in gradual stages

Verb: adjust the phase of (something), especially so as to synchronize it with something else