PHASING

Verb

phasing

present participle of phase

Noun

phasing (plural phasings)

Movement through phases; arrangement of a sequence or cycle.

Anagrams

• hasping, pashing, shaping

Source: Wiktionary


Phas"ing, a. (Elec.)

Definition: Pertaining to phase or differences of phase.

PHASE

Phase, n.; pl. Phases. Etym: [NL. phasis, Gr. phase. See Phenomenon, Phantom, and Emphasis.]

1. That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.

2. Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.

3. (Astron.)

Definition: A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon.

4. (Physics)

Definition: Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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