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{{also|Phase}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|id=shine}}
From {{bor|en|NL.|phasis}}, from {{der|en|grc|φάσις||an appearance}}, from {{m|grc|φάω||to shine}}; compare [[phantasm]] and see [[face]].

====Pronunciation====
* {{enPR|fāz}}, {{IPA|en|/feɪz/}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-phase.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪz|s=1}}
* {{hyphenation|en|phase}}
* {{homophones|en|faze}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# 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.
# Any appearance or [[aspect]] of an object of mental apprehension or view.
#: {{ux|en|The problem has many '''phases'''.}}
# {{lb|en|astronomy}} A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of [[illumination]] or form, or the absence, of its enlightened [[disk]]. Illustrated in [[W:Lunar phase|Wikipedia's article ''Lunar phase'']].
#: {{ux|en|the '''phases''' of the moon}}
# {{lb|en|physics}} Any one point or [[portion]] in a recurring series of [[change]]s, 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.
# {{lb|en|chemistry}} A component in a material system that is distinguished by [[chemical composition]] and/or physical state ([[solid]], [[liquid]] or [[gas]]) and/or [[crystal]] structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.
# {{lb|en|zoology}} In certain [[organism]]s, one of two or more colour variations characteristic of the [[species]], but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age.
# {{lb|en|rugby union}} The period of play between consecutive [[breakdown]]s.
#* {{quote-web
|en
|date=September 24, 2011
|author=Ben Dirs
|title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania
|work=BBC Sport
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/14812577.stm
|page=
|passage=When Romania did manage to '''string together''' some '''phases''' midway through the first half, England's discipline held firm, although on the whole it was a less focused display from the Six Nations champions in the second half.}}
# {{lb|en|genetics}} A [[haplotype]].
# {{lb|en|math}} The counterclockwise angle from the positive half of the [[real number]] line to the [[vector]] pointing to a [[complex number]] on an [[Argand diagram]] of the [[complex plane]], which has the positive real line pointing right and the positive [[imaginary number]] line pointing up.
#: {{syn|en|argument}}
# {{lb|en|music}} A [[distortion]] caused by a difference in the speed of propagation for different frequencies
# {{lb|en|electrical engineering}} In a [[polyphase]] electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the [[alternating current]] carried by it.

=====Derived terms=====
{{der4|en|high-phase|phaseless|single-phase|three-phase|phase space| acute-phase protein|aqueous phase|Chevrel phase|continuous phase|delayed sleep phase disorder|disperse phase|FFLO phase|dyke phase|follicular phase|G1 phase|G2 phase|gaseous phase|in phase|intermetallic phase|liquid phase|lunar phase|luteal phase|mobile phase|out of phase|penalty phase|phase angle|phase contrast microscope|phase contrast microscopy|phase diagram|phase down|phase factor|phase function|phase inverter|phase modulation|phase modulator|phase of matter|Laves phase|phase of the moon|phase plane|phase rule|phase separation|phase shift keying|phase shifter|phase space|phase tester|phase trafficked|phase trafficking|phase transfer catalysis|phase transition|phase velocity|phase-locked loop|phase-out|phase-shift keying|phase-transfer catalyst|quarter-phase|S phase|solid phase|split-phase power|stationary phase|stationary phase approximation|synthesis phase|talking phase|two-phase|two-phase commit|zerophase|acrophase|antiphase|bathyphase|biophase|biphase|counterphase|dephase|diphase|ecophase|eigenphase|epiphase|ferriphase|geophase|gyrophase|heterophase|homophase|hypophase|idiophase|interphase|intraphase|macrophase|mesophase|metaphase|microphase|misphase|monophase|moonphase|multiphase|nanophase|phasematched|phasematching|phasemeter|phaseshift|phasic|phasome|phason|phasor|phenophase|phirotope|photophase|prephase|prophase|protophase|pseudophase|quadriphase|scotophase|subphase|synphase|tectophase|triphase|trophophase}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|distinguishable part of a sequence}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|fazë|f}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مَرْحَلَة|f}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փուլ}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|mərhələ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|фа́за|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|фа́за|f}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|အဆင့်}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|fase|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|階段|tr=jiēduàn}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|fáze|f}}
* Danish: {{t|da|fase|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|fase|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|fazo}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|faas}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vaihe}}
* French: {{t+|fr|phase}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|ფაზა}}
* German: {{t+|de|Phase|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|φάση|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|βαθμός|m}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שלב|m|tr=shaláv, sh'láv|alt=שָׁלָב \ שְׁלָב}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|चरण|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|fázis}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|fase}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|fase|f}}, {{t+|it|fase}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|段階|tr=だんかい, dankai}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|фаза}}, {{t|kk|кезең}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|វគ្គ}}, {{t+|km|ផាស}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|단계(段階)}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|qonax|f}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|фаза}}, {{t+|ky|баскыч}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ຂັ້ນ}}, {{t+|lo|ກ້າວ}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|fāze|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|fazė|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|фаза|f}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|fasa}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|mn|үелэл}}, {{t+|mn|үе}}, {{t|mn|үе шат}}, {{t|mn|фаз}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|fase|m}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|باصامق|tr=basamak}}, {{t|ota|مرتبه|tr=mertebe}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|فاز|tr=fâz}}, {{t+|fa|مرحله|tr=marhale}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|faza|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fase}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|fază|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|фа́за|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|фа́за|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|fáza|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|fáza|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|faza|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|fase|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|fas|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|yugto}}
* Tajik: {{t+|tg|марҳала}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ระยะ}}, {{t|th|เฟส}}, {{t|th|วัฏภาค}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|aşama}}, {{t+|tr|devre}}, {{t+|tr|evre}}
* Turkmen: {{t|tk|faza}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|фа́за|f}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|باسقۇچ}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|davr}}, {{t+|uz|faza}}, {{t+|uz|bosqich}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|giai đoạn}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|that which is exhibited to the eye}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փուլ}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|näkymä}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|wujud}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|фа́за|f}}, {{t+|ru|ста́дия|f}}, {{t+|ru|пери́од|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|aspect of an object or view}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|puoli}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|aspetto}}, {{t+|it|faccia|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|аспе́кт|m}}, {{t+|ru|сторона́|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|astronomy: particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փուլ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|фа́за|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|фа́за|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|fase|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|fáze|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|fase|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|fazo}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vaihe}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|ფაზა}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|fase|f}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|ałʼąą ánááʼniił}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|نمود|tr=nemud}}, {{t+|fa|اهله|tr=ahalle}}, {{t|fa|فاشیش|tr=fâšiš}}, {{t|fa|فاسیس|tr=fâsis}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|fază|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|фа́за|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|fase|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|fas|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|yugto}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|фа́за|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|physics: point or portion in a recurring series of changes}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փուլ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|фа́за|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|фа́за|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|fase|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|fáze|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|fase|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vaihe}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|ფაზა}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|fazo}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|faza|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fase|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|fază|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|фа́за|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|fase|f}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|yugto}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|фа́за|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|chemistry: component in a material system}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|фа́за|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|фа́за|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|faasi}}, {{t|fi|olomuotoalue}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|fază|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|фа́за|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|zoology: colour variation}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|värimuunnos}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|rugby union: period of play between breakdowns}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vaihe}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|haplotype}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Afrikaans: {{t-check|af|fase}}
* Romanian: {{t+check|ro|fază|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

=====References=====
* {{pedia}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|with|_|[[in]]|or|[[out]]}} To begin&mdash;if construed with "in"&mdash;or to discontinue&mdash;if construed with out&mdash;(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).
#: {{ux|en|The use of the obsolete machines was gradually '''phased''' out as the new models were '''phased''' in.}}
# {{lb|en|genetics|informal|transitive}} To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
# To pass into or through a solid object.
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Intelligent Environments: Spatial Aspects of the Information Revolution|chapter=Hybrid Architectures and the Paradox of Unfolding|author=P. Lunenfeld|passage=Anyone who has lost their way in cyberspace—realizing they have just '''phased''' into what they had previously categorized as 'solid' matter—will understand this example.|page=443|year=1997|isbn=0080534848}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Star Trek: Enterprise: Shockwave|author=Paul Ruditis|page=100|passage=Archer took a deep breath and, steeling himself for the bizarre experience, carefully walked to the bulkhead and '''phased''' through.|isbn=0743464567|year=2004}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2011|page=93|passage=Intangible or invisible objects in comic books are often drawn with a dotted line. When Kitty Pryde of the X-Men '''phases''' through objects, she's drawn that way, and Wonder Woman's invisible plan[sic] used to be drawn that way as well.|author=Timothy Callahan|isbn=1466343354|title=Grant Morrison: The Early Years}}
# {{lb|en|science fiction}} To use a [[phaser]].

=====Hyponyms=====
* {{l|en|phase in}}
* {{l|en|phase out}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|phaseable}}
* {{l|en|rephase}}
* {{l|en|unphased}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# Antique form of '''[[faze]]'''.<ref>{{R:Brians 2008|faze/phase|https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/22/faze-phase/}}</ref> <!--Despite the Brians claim, it is just an older form: see Webster 1913 supplement.-->

=====Usage notes=====
See notes at '''[[faze]]'''.

===Etymology 3===
From {{bor|en|la|phase||passover}}, {{m|la|Phasa}}, from {{der|en|he|פָּסַח|tr=pésach}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|en|Phase}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[Passover]]

===References===
<references/>

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aehps|HEPAs|Heaps|ephas|heaps|shape}}

==Dutch==

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|f|-en|pl2=-s|+}}

# {{obsolete spelling of|nl|fase}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-phase.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|f}}

# [[#Noun|phase]]

====Derived terms====
{{der3|fr|phase éruptive|phase de poule|espace des phases}}

====Descendants====
* {{desctree|nl|fase|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ka|ფაზა|bor=1}}
* {{desc|km|ផាស|bor=1}}
* {{desc|no|-|bor=1}} {{l|nb|fase}}
* {{desc|ro|fază|bor=1}}
* {{desc|tr|faz|bor=1}}
* {{desc|bor=1|vi|pha}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

==Latin==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|la|Phase}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|la|grc|φασέκ||Passover}}, from a Semitic language.

===Noun===
{{la-noun|phase|g=n|indecl=1}}

# [[Passover]]
# the Passover sacrifice; [[Paschal Lamb]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|la|pascha}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ang|phase}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S|Phase}}

==Portuguese==

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|f}}

# {{pt-pre-reform|fase|br=43|pt=11}}