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phase
stage bantawan (n.)
stage tablado (n.)
form hulma (n.)
form porma (n.)
form pormahon (v.)
form umolon (v.)


Glosses: (~ related words)
phase
n.1. phase, stageany distinct time period in a sequence of events.; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
~ diakinesisthe final stage of the prophase of meiosis.
~ diplotenethe fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis.
~ leptotenethe first stage of the prophase of meiosis.
~ pachytenethe third stage of the prophase of meiosis.
~ phase of cell divisiona stage in meiosis or mitosis.
~ zygotenethe second stage of the prophase of meiosis.
~ period, period of time, time periodan amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
~ 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.
~ chapterany distinct period in history or in a person's life.; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"
~ incubation(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear.
~ fertile period, fertile phasethe time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation).
~ menstrual phasethe 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).
~ musthan 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 phasethe 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.
~ generationa stage of technological development or innovation.; "the third generation of computers"
~ apogee, culminationa final climactic stage.; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
~ seedtimeany time of new development.
~ safe periodthat time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation).
n.2. form, 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"
~ physical chemistrythe branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances.
~ 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"
~ dispersed particles, dispersed phase(of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state.
~ dispersing medium, dispersing phase, dispersion medium(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed.
n.3. phase, phase anglea particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle.
~ point in time, pointan instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave"
~ cycle, round, rhythman interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
n.4. 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"
~ appearance, visual aspectoutward or visible aspect of a person or thing.
~ astronomy, uranologythe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
~ phase of the moona time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance.
v.5. phasearrange in phases or stages.; "phase a withdrawal"
~ stage, arrangeplan, organize, and carry out (an event).; "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
v.6. phaseadjust so as to be in a synchronized condition.; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
~ sync, synchronize, synchronisemake synchronous and adjust in time or manner.; "Let's synchronize our efforts"