Found 4 items, similar to Phase.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: phase
tahap
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: phase
fase, gelombang, tahap
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: phase
phase
n 1: (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” [syn:
form]
2: 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” [syn:
stage]
3: a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from
some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle [syn:
phase angle
]
4: (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”
phase
v 1: arrange in phases or stages;
“phase a withdrawal”
2: adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition;
“he phased
the intake with the output of the machine”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Phase
Phase
\Phase\ (f[=a]z), n.; pl.
Phases (f[=a]z"[e^]z). [NL.
phasis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make to appear: cf. F. phase. See
Phenomenon,
Phantom, and
Emphasis.]
1. That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which
anything manifests, especially any one among different and
varying appearances of the same object.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental
apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Astron.) A particular appearance or state in a regularly
recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of
illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases
of the moon or planets. See Illust. under
Moon.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Physics) 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.
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5. (Phys. Chem.) A homogenous, physically distinct portion of
matter in a system not homogeneous; as, the three phases,
ice, water, and aqueous vapor. A phase may be either a
single chemical substance or a mixture, as of gases.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6. (Zo["o]l.) In certain birds and mammals, one of two or
more color variations characteristic of the species, but
independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual
differences, and often also of age. Some of the herons
which appear in white and colored phases, and certain
squirrels which are sometimes uniformly blackish instead
of the usual coloration, furnish examples. Color phases
occur also in other animals, notably in butterflies.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. (Elec.) The relation at any instant of a periodically
varying electric magnitude, as electro-motive force, a
current, etc., to its initial value as expressed in
factorial parts of the complete cycle. It is usually
expressed in angular measure, the cycle beb four right
angles, or 360[deg]. Such periodic variations are
generally well represented by sine curves; and phase
relations are shown by the relative positions of the
crests and hollows of such curves. Magnitudes which have
the same phase are said to be in phase.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. (Physics) the relation at any instant of any cyclically
varying physical quantity, such as voltage in an A.C.
circuit, an electromagnetic wave, a sound wave, or a
rotating object, to its initial value as expressed as a
fractional part of the complete cycle. It is usually
expressed in angular measure, the complete cycle being
360[deg].
Note: The concept of phase is also applied generally to any
periodically varying phenomenon, as the cycle of
daylight. One person who speeps during the day and
another who sleeps at noght may be said to be out of
phase with each other.
[PJC]
Phase
\Phase\ (f[=a]z), v. t. [Cf.
Feeze.]
To disturb the composure of; to disconcert; to nonplus; -- an
older spelling, now replaced by
faze. [Colloq., Archaic]
Syn: faze. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]