1 | noun | any distinct time period in a sequence of events 2 | noun | (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 3 | noun | a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle 4 | noun | (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) 5 | verb | arrange in phases or stages 6 | verb | adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition (6 meanings)

f'eyz (IPA: fˈeɪz)

phase (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

1812 (Regency England | Industrial Revolution | Georgian era) (214 years ago)

Latin | Modern Greek

written: 2078th most common (1 in 20000 words) ( > 99% noun | 0% verb)

spoken: 3280th most common (1 in 90909 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

phases | phased | phasing

chapter | stage | form

apogee | chapter | culmination | diakinesis | diplotene | fertile period | fertile phase | generation | genital phase | genital stage | incubation | latency period | latency phase | latency stage | leptotene | ... (total: 34)

period | period of time | time period | state | state of matter | point | point in time | appearance | visual aspect | arrange | stage | sync | synchronise | synchronize (total: 14)

ablaze | allays | amaze | appraise | arrays | baize | ballets | bays | betrays | blase | blaze | bouquets | braise | cafes | chaise | ... (total: 82) (based on typical American pronunciation)

faze

chase | Chase | phage | phrase

heaps | shape

anal phase | full phase of the moon | new phase of the moon | phase angle | phase change | phase I | phase I clinical trial | phase II | phase II clinical trial | phase III | ... (total: 20)

Mandarin Chinese: | 局面 (noun) Hindi: | अवस्था (noun) Arabic: | طَوْر (noun) Spanish: | fase (development) | etapa (development) French: | phase (development) | stade (development)

Phase IV

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Aspect | Developmental stage | Full moon, e.g. | Moon stage | New moon or full moon, e.g. | New moon, e.g. | New moon, for one | Part of a lunar cycle | Part of growing up | Period | Stage | Temporary attitude | Terrible twos, e.g. | ... (total: 15) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

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