: the point or stage in a period of uniform circular motion, harmonic motion, or the periodic changes of any magnitude varying according to a simple harmonic law to which the rotation, oscillation, or …

When I was in my early teens I went through a phase of only ever wearing black. The phases of the moon are the regular changes in its shape as it appears to us on earth.

The term phase is sometimes used as a synonym for state of matter, but there can be several immiscible phases of the same state of matter (as where oil and water separate into distinct phases, …

A phase is a particular stage in a process or in the gradual development of something. The crisis is entering a crucial, critical phase. If an action or change is phased over a period of time, it is done in …

The project will be done in three phases. He's in the final phase of treatment now. The building project marks a new phase in the town's development. These poems are from an early phase [= stage] in …

1. any distinct or characteristic period or stage in a sequence of events or chain of development: there were two phases to the resolution; his immaturity was a passing phase.

2 days ago · From New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to cause to appear”); compare phantasm and see face. phase (plural phases) A …

Definition of phase noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Any of the ways in which something may be observed, considered, or presented; aspect; side; part. A problem with many phases.

any distinct or characteristic period or stage in a sequence of events or chain of development: there were two phases to the resolution, his immaturity was a passing phase