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PhasePhase Phase, v. t. [Cf. Feeze.]
To disturb the composure of; to disconcert; to nonplus.
[Colloq.] Phase
Phase Phase, n.
1. (Phys. Chem.) A homogenous, physically distinct portion of
matter in a system not homogeneous; as, the three phases,
ice, water, and aqueous vapor. A phase may be either a
single chemical substance or a mixture, as of gases.
2. (Zo["o]l.) In certain birds and mammals, one of two or
more color variations characteristic of the species, but
independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual
differences, and often also of age. Some of the herons
which appear in white and colored phases, and certain
squirrels which are sometimes uniformly blackish instead
of the usual coloration, furnish examples. Color phases
occur also in other animals, notably in butterflies.
3. (Elec.) The relation at any instant of a periodically
varying electric magnitude, as electro-motive force, a
current, etc., to its initial value as expressed in
factorial parts of the complete cycle. It is usually
expressed in angular measure, the cycle beb four right
angles, or 360[deg]. Such periodic variations are
generally well represented by sine curves; and phase
relations are shown by the relative positions of the
crests and hollows of such curves. Magnitudes which have
the same phase are said to be in phase.
PhasePhase Phase, n.; pl. Phases. [NL. phasis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
make to appear: cf. F. phase. See Phenomenon, Phantom,
and Emphasis.]
1. That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which
anything manifests, especially any one among different and
varying appearances of the same object.
2. Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental
apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.
3. (Astron.) A particular appearance or state in a regularly
recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of
illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases
of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon.
4. (Physics) 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.
Meaning of Phase from wikipedia
- Phase or phases may refer to: State of matter, or phase, one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist Phase (matter), a region of space throughout...
- In physics and mathematics, the phase of a periodic function F {\displaystyle F} of some real variable t {\displaystyle t} (such as time) is an angle...
- Play media The lunar phase or Moon phase is the shape of the Moon's directly sunlit portion as viewed from Earth. The lunar phases gradually change over...
- Phaser may refer to: Phaser (microwave weapon) Phaser (fictional weapon), in the Star Trek fictional universe Phaser (effect), in electronics, an audio...
- The phases of clinical research are the stages in which scientists conduct experiments with a health intervention to obtain sufficient evidence for a process...
- Three-phase electric power is a common method of alternating current electric power generation, transmission, and distribution. It is a type of polyphase...
- The phase rule is a general principle governing "pVT systems" in thermodynamic equilibrium, whose states are completely described by the variables pressure...
- In signal processing, phase noise is the frequency-domain representation of random fluctuations in the phase of a waveform, corresponding to time-domain...
- Phase angle may refer to: Phase (waves), the angular displacement of a sinusoid from a reference point or time Phasor angle, angular component of the...
- For the use of this term in mathematics and physics, see phase portrait and phase space. A phase diagram in physical chemistry, engineering, mineralogy...
