Added 9 October 2026
phase
/feɪz/ noun
Latin root: phasis Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about phase at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
- That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
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Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
The problem has many phases.
verb
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To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).
The use of the obsolete machines was gradually phased out as the new models were phased in.
- To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
- To pass into or through a solid object.
verb
proper noun
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin phasis, borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”), from φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-, root of φαίνω (phaínō, “to bring to light; to appear”)) + -σῐς (-sĭs).
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