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Phase

Fayz

/ˈfeɪz/

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phase

Dictionary meaning

(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).

Examples

  • The full phase of the moon.
  • Matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary.

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