period of time,
time period,
period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
diakinesis the final stage of the prophase of meiosis
diplotene the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
leptotene the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
pachytene the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
zygotene the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
anal phase,
anal stage (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
genital phase,
genital stage (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
latency period,
latency phase,
latency stage (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
oral phase,
oral stage (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
phallic phase,
phallic stage (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure
chapter a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
incubation maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
fertile period,
fertile phase the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
menstrual phase the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)
musth an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear; "the frenzied elephant was in musth"
luteal phase,
secretory phase 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
generation the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
apogee,
culmination apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
seedtime the time during which seeds should be planted
phase -
(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"
state of matter,
state (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice"
physical chemistry the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances
phase -
(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"
visual aspect,
appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
astronomy,
uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
phase -
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
phase -
arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"
stage,
arrange plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
phase -
A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
phase -
That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
phase -
Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
phase -
A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of its enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
phase -
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.
phase -
A component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state solid, liquid or gas and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.
phase -
The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
phase -
To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—doing something over a period of time i. e. in phases.
phase -
To determine haplotypes in data when genotypes are known.
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phase A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes.
