Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
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Noun
S: (n) phase (phase%1:28:00::), stage (stage%1:28:00::) (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"
S: (n) phase (phase%1:26:00::), form (form%1:26:00::) ((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"
S: (n) phase (phase%1:28:01::), phase angle (phase_angle%1:28:00::) (a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle)
S: (n) phase (phase%1:07:00::) ((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"
Verb
S: (v) phase (phase%2:36:00::) (arrange in phases or stages) "phase a withdrawal"
S: (v) phase (phase%2:30:00::) (adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition) "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"