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noun sub-phase any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind. 1
noun sub-phase a stage in a process of change or development: Each phase of life brings its own joys. 1
noun sub-phase a side, aspect, or point of view: This is only one phase of the question. 1
noun sub-phase a state of synchronous operation: to put two mechanisms in phase. 1
noun sub-phase Astronomy. the particular appearance presented by the moon or a planet at a given time. one of the recurring appearances or states of the moon or a planet in respect to the form, or the absence, of its illuminated disk: the phases of the moon. 1
noun sub-phase Zoology. color phase. 1

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

1805-15; (noun) back formation from phases, plural of phasis

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