phase state
51phase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. appearance, state, condition, situation, aspect; shape, form, angle. See circumstance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. condition, state, stage, aspect, facet, angle, side, form, appearance, point, period,… …
52State (physics) — In physics,the term state is used in several related senses,each of which expresses something about the way a physical system is.# State is sometimes used as a synonym for phase of matter. #In classical mechanics state of a system (or body)… …
53phase — noun 1) the final phase of the campaign Syn: stage, period, chapter, episode, part, step, point, time, juncture 2) he s going through a difficult phase Syn: period, stage, time …
54state — /steɪt / (say stayt) noun 1. the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of disrepair. 2. condition with respect to constitution, structure, form, phase, or the like: a liquid state; the larval… …
55state — art at start [[t]steɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. stat•ed, stat•ing 1) the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: the state of one s health[/ex] 2) the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, phase, or… …
56State cessions — The state cessions are those areas of the United States that the separate states ceded to the federal government in the late 18th and early 19th century. The cession of these lands, which for the most part lay between the Appalachian Mountains… …
57Phase plane method — In the context of nonlinear system analysis, the phase plane method refers to graphically determining the existence of limit cycles. The phase plane, applicable for second order systems only, is a plot with axes being the values of the two state… …
58state of matter — noun (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) (Freq. 1) the solid state of water is called ice • Syn: ↑state •… …
59phase space — noun The topological space in which each point represents a possible state of a system. See Also: state space, phase diagram …
60phase change — /ˈfeɪz tʃeɪndʒ/ (say fayz chaynj) noun Chemistry 1. Also, change of state. the conversion of a substance from one state of matter to another, as by melting, freezing, sublimation, deposition, vaporisation and condensation. 2. → phase shift (def.… …
