phase
Part of progression
Phase is a distinct stage in a process or cycle of development.
The moon has phases as it waxes and wanes.
A project moves through phases.
A teenager going through a phase is experiencing temporary behavior expected to pass.
In physics, phase describes the position of a wave at a given moment, which is why things operating in sync are in phase and things misaligned are out of phase.
To phase something in or out is to introduce or discontinue it gradually.
Maximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
interference · coherence · shift · angle · displacement · alternating · waveform · sinusoidal
Foot movement forward
- stageRaised performance platform
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- chapterDivision of a book
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
juncture · progression · transition · development · interval · episode · leg · segment
Of the moon
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- gibbousConvexly swollen shape
- fullMaximum extent reached
- newRecently created or begun
waxing · waning · quarter · eclipse · syzygy · orbit · cycle · monthly
Firm matter state
- liquidFree-flowing substance
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- transitionChange from one state
equilibrium · diagram · boundary · change · melting · boiling · condensation · sublimation
Limited in duration
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- passingMoving by or temporary
fleeting · incremental · provisional · intermediate · stepwise · sequential · evolutionary · staggered
Staged public introduction
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- launchSet into motion
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- betaGreek alphabet's second letter
deployment · adoption · integration · onboarding · kickoff · initiation · unveiling · release
amplitude
Maximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
synchronization · interference · coherence · shift · angle · displacement · alternating · waveform · sinusoidal · modulation
step
Foot movement forward
milestone · juncture · progression · transition · development · interval · episode · leg · segment · iteration
lunar
Of the moon
new · waxing · waning · quarter · eclipse · syzygy · orbit · cycle · monthly · tidal
solid
Firm matter state
transition · equilibrium · diagram · boundary · change · melting · boiling · condensation · sublimation · crystalline
temporary
Limited in duration
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
passing · fleeting · incremental · provisional · intermediate · stepwise · sequential · evolutionary · staggered · rolling
rollout
Staged public introduction
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- launchSet into motion
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
beta · deployment · adoption · integration · onboarding · kickoff · initiation · unveiling · release · gradual
- spacespace, sun, moon, stars, star
- sequencesequence, first, second, third, fourth
- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
- extended periodyear, decade, century, millennium, era
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- parts of a wholeparts, pieces, chapters, sections, segments
phasepermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
constant · permanency · perpetuity · steady state · stasis
- phase outEnd something incrementally
- phased outGradually withdrawn from use
- phase inImplement gradually
- phasing outGradually discontinuing something
- honeymoon phaseInitial period of idealization
- moon phasesShifting illumination of satellite
emphasis, epiphany, emphasize, phases, out-of-phase, phased, phasing, aphasia, phasers