ETYM New Lat. phasis, Greek, from phainein to make to appear: cf. French phase. Related to Phenomenon, Phantom, and Emphasis.
See Moon.
(Homonym: faze).
1. A particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle; SYN. phase angle.
2. Any distinct time period in a sequence of events; SYN. stage.
3. (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.
4. (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).
A time based relationship between a periodic function and a reference. In electricity, it is expressed in angular degrees to describe the voltage or current relationship of two alternating waveforms. + prikaži više