Exact Match:
- 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"
- (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"
- a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
- 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"
- adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
- arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"
Synonyms:
- angle,
- appearance,
- aspect,
- color,
- complexion,
- condition,
- configuration,
- development,
- discontinue,
- ease off,
- effect,
- eidolon,
- end,
- facet,
- fashion,
- feature,
- figure,
- form,
- gestalt,
- guise,
- hand,
- image,
- imago,
- impression,
- include,
- incorporate,
- inject,
- insert,
- insinuate,
- juncture,
- light,
- likeness,
- lineaments,
- look,
- manner,
- moment,
- occasion,
- period,
- phase in,
- phase out,
- phasis,
- point of view,
- position,
- posture,
- reference,
- regard,
- remove,
- respect,
- seeming,
- semblance,
- shape,
- side,
- simulacrum,
- situation,
- slant,
- stage,
- state,
- status,
- step,
- style,
- taper off,
- time,
- total effect,
- twist,
- usher in,
- view,
- viewpoint,
- wind up,
- wise,
- withdraw,
- work in