phases (noun)

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• buy phases — / baɪ ˌfeɪzɪz/ plural noun phases in the buying of industrial products. The main phases are the recognition of a want, the identification of a product, comparison with other competing products on the market, evaluation of possible courses of… …   Marketing dictionary in english

• phase rule — noun : a law in physical chemistry: the number of degrees of freedom of a system in equilibrium is equal to the number of components minus the number of phases plus the constant two (as in the system ice liquid water water vapor consisting of the …   Useful english dictionary

• screech owl — noun 1. any owl that has a screeching cry • Hypernyms: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter 2. small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle • Syn: ↑Otus asio …   Useful english dictionary

• phase — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early, first, initial, preliminary, primary ▪ start up ▪ The co op is still in the start up phase. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• calendar clock — noun : a clock that shows the days of the week and month, phases of the moon, and sometimes other phenomena in addition to hours, minutes, and seconds * * * a clock that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time, and …   Useful english dictionary

• vertical combination — noun absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product s manufacture from raw materials to distribution • Syn: ↑vertical integration • Derivationally related forms: ↑vertical (for: ↑vertical integration) •… …   Useful english dictionary

• REM sleep — noun a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep • Syn: ↑paradoxical sleep, ↑rapid eye movement sleep, ↑rapid eye movement, ↑REM • Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑slumber * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• phase transition — noun The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance. See Also: melting, freezing, boiling …   Wiktionary

• selenomancy — noun divination by the appearance and phases of the moon. Similar to lunomancy. SELENOMANCY: A specialized form of divination involving the various aspects, phases, and appearances of the moon …   Wiktionary

• phasing — noun 1》 division into phases, or the relationship between phases. 2》 the modification of a sound signal from an electric guitar or other electronic instrument by combining it with a phase shifted copy …   English new terms dictionary

• astronomical clock — noun 1. : a high precision clock (as a Riefler clock or a quartz crystal clock) used in an astronomical observatory to time the movements of celestial bodies or assist in locating them or to serve as the basis of standard time 2. : a clock with… …   Useful english dictionary