phase

What does phase mean?

• noun

  a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

• noun

  any distinct time period in a sequence of events

• noun

  (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

• verb

  adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition

• verb

  arrange in phases or stages

• noun

  (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)

Anagrams of phase