out-of-phase

  • 11out of phase — phrasal in an unsynchronized manner ; not in correlation …

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  • 12in (or out of) phase — 1》 in (or out of) synchrony or harmony. 2》 Physics having or in the same (or different) phase or stage of variation. → phase …

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  • 13in out of phase (with something) — in phase/out of phase (with sth) idiom (BrE) working/not working together in the right way • The traffic lights were out of phase. Main entry: ↑phaseidiom …

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  • 14Phase (waves) — Phase in waves is the fraction of a wave cycle which has elapsed relative to an arbitrary point.[1] Contents 1 Formula 2 Phase shift 3 Phase difference …

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  • 15phase — phase1 [fāz] n. [ModL phasis < Gr < phainesthai, to appear, akin to phainein: see FANTASY] 1. any of the recurrent stages of variation in the illumination and apparent shape of a moon or a planet 2. any of the stages or forms in any series… …

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  • 16phase — ► NOUN 1) a distinct period or stage in a process of change or development. 2) each of the aspects of the moon or a planet, according to the amount of its illumination. 3) Physics the relationship between the cycles of an oscillating system and a …

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  • 17Phase — (f[=a]z), n.; pl. {Phases} (f[=a]z [e^]z). [NL. phasis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make to appear: cf. F. phase. See {Phenomenon}, {Phantom}, and {Emphasis}.] 1. That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one …

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  • 18phase out — verb terminate gradually • Ant: ↑phase in • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑terminate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * [verb] wind down, close, ease off, eliminate, pull out, remove, run down, terminate, wind up, withdraw …

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  • 19phase — phaseless, adj. phasic, phaseal, adj. /fayz/, n., v., phased, phasing. n. 1. any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind. 2. a stage in a process of change or… …

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  • 20phase — phase1 W2 [feız] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: phasis, from Greek, appearance of a star, phase of the moon , from phanein to show, appear ] 1.) one of the stages of a process of development or change ▪ a new drug that is in the… …

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