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noun
- A phase.
- (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (cooking) An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
- (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
- (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
- The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
- (metonymic, uncountable, with "the") The profession of an actor.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
- (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game.
- A floor or storey of a house.
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
verb
- (transitive, medicine) To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- (intransitive, cooking) To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.
- (transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- (transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
- (astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (intransitive, Canada, US) To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
verb
- arrange in phases or stages
- adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
- To pass into or through a solid object.
- (with in or out) To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).
- (genetics, informal, transitive) To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
- (science fiction) To use a phaser.
- (proscribed) Alternative spelling of faze
noun
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
- (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- (astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of a body's illuminated disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
- (chemistry) A component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.
- (rugby union) The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
- Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
- (electrical engineering) In a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it.
- (zoology) In certain organisms, one of two or more colour variations characteristic of the species, but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age.
- That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
- (music) A distortion caused by a difference in the speed of propagation for different frequencies
- (mathematics) The counterclockwise angle from the positive half of the real number line to the vector pointing to a complex number on an Argand diagram of the complex plane, which has the positive real line pointing right and the positive imaginary number line pointing up.
- A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
- (genetics) A haplotype.
- (physics) 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.
noun
prefix
- Happening in two stages.
- Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.
- Either, both; having two distinct properties and able to function as either.
- Merging two forms, and/or the fusion or inheritance that results from the combination.
- Surrounding, around, encircling.
- Located on the opposite side of, or referring to two distinct sides or ends of a region or object.
adj
noun
- (military) The components of a multistage thermonuclear weapon which channel the radiation produced by the primary's fission explosion so as to trigger the implosion of the secondary and ignite a fusion explosion in the secondary's fusion fuel.
- (astronautics) The structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it.
noun
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
- A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.
- The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
- The act of altering or making different.
noun
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- a thing that is different
- the action of changing something
- money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- a different or fresh set of clothes
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
- coins of small denomination regarded collectively
- the result of alteration or modification
- the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
- (uncountable) An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money.
- (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
- (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
- (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
- (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- (countable) A replacement.
- (baseball) A change-up pitch.
- (uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
verb
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- change clothes; put on different clothes
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
- become deeper in tone
- remove or replace the coverings of
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- give to, and receive from, one another
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
- (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
- (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
- (intransitive) To become something different.
- (transitive) To replace.
- (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
- (transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).
noun
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
- (biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.
- (linguistics) The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.
- The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.
- The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.
- (linguistics) A change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.
noun
- the process of oscillating between states
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- a single such cycle
- the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
- a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
- (mathematics) (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
verb
noun
- A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip.
- (Australia) A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain.
- A rank or grade; a stratum.
- Something that ties.
- A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
- One who ties (knots, etc.).
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
- one of two or more layers one atop another
- something that is used for tying
- a worker who ties something
adj
- (physics) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter
- (electricity) Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase.
- of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
noun
- A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
- (colloquial) A stepchild.
- (glassblowing) The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
- Stepping (style of dance)
- (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
- (nautical) A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
- (in the plural) A walk; passage.
- An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
- Proceeding; measure; action; act.
- (in the plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
- The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
- (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
- (slang, primarily Netherlands) Kick scooter.
- A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
- A gait; manner of walking.
- (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
- A small space or distance.
- (colloquial) A stepsibling.
- A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
- (programming) A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
- (music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
- a musical interval of two semitones
- the distance covered by a step
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- relative position in a graded series
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- the sound of a step of someone walking
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- a short distance
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
- To dance.
- (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
- (intransitive, slang) To be confrontational.
- (intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
- (transitive) To set, as the foot.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To depart.
- (transitive) To advance a process gradually, one step at a time.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.
- (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
- put down or press the foot, place the foot
- move with one's feet in a specific manner
- treat badly
- measure (distances) by pacing
- shift or move by taking a step
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
- furnish with steps
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
verb
- To oscillate between two states.
- (US, military, historical) To send a signal by waving a flag to and fro.
- An act of wigwagging.
- To move gently in one direction and then another; to wig or wiggle, to wag or waggle.
- send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
- signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code
adv
noun
- (film, television) A red light near the door of a sound stage that flashes to indicate that cameras are rolling inside the stage and that all people and vehicles outside should remain quiet; a red-eye.
- (US, military, historical) A signal sent by waving a flag to and fro.
- (road transport) A device used to cause lamps installed on a motor vehicle, especially an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance or police car, to flash as a warning.
- (watchmaking) An instrument that creates a wigwagging motion for polishing.
- Any of a number of mechanical or electrical devices which cause a component to oscillate between two states.
- (road transport) A device with multiple (often two), alternately flashing lights which is installed at a railway level crossing (or grade crossing), a movable bridge, etc., to warn vehicular traffic to stop.
- (US, rail transport) A grade crossing signal with a swinging motion used to indicate an approaching train.
- A device that causes one or more lights to flash in a preset pattern.
- (road transport) A warning device inside the cabin of a truck that causes a mechanical arm to drop into view when the pressure in the airbrake system of the truck becomes too low for the brakes to be reliably deployed.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- A phase.
- (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (cooking) An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
- (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
- (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
- The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
- (metonymic, uncountable, with "the") The profession of an actor.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
- (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game.
- A floor or storey of a house.
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
verb
- (transitive, medicine) To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- (intransitive, cooking) To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.
- (transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- (transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
- (astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (intransitive, Canada, US) To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
noun
noun
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
- A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.
- The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
- The act of altering or making different.
noun
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- a thing that is different
- the action of changing something
- money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- a different or fresh set of clothes
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
- coins of small denomination regarded collectively
- the result of alteration or modification
- the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
- (uncountable) An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money.
- (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
- (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
- (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
- (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- (countable) A replacement.
- (baseball) A change-up pitch.
- (uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
verb
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- change clothes; put on different clothes
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
- become deeper in tone
- remove or replace the coverings of
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- give to, and receive from, one another
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
- (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
- (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
- (intransitive) To become something different.
- (transitive) To replace.
- (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
- (transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).
noun
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
- (biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.
- (linguistics) The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.
- The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.
- The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.
- (linguistics) A change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.
noun
- the process of oscillating between states
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- a single such cycle
- the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
- a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
- (mathematics) (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
noun
- A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
- (colloquial) A stepchild.
- (glassblowing) The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
- Stepping (style of dance)
- (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
- (nautical) A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
- (in the plural) A walk; passage.
- An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
- Proceeding; measure; action; act.
- (in the plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
- The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
- (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
- (slang, primarily Netherlands) Kick scooter.
- A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
- A gait; manner of walking.
- (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
- A small space or distance.
- (colloquial) A stepsibling.
- A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
- (programming) A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
- (music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
- a musical interval of two semitones
- the distance covered by a step
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- relative position in a graded series
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- the sound of a step of someone walking
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- a short distance
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
- To dance.
- (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
- (intransitive, slang) To be confrontational.
- (intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
- (transitive) To set, as the foot.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To depart.
- (transitive) To advance a process gradually, one step at a time.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.
- (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
- put down or press the foot, place the foot
- move with one's feet in a specific manner
- treat badly
- measure (distances) by pacing
- shift or move by taking a step
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
- furnish with steps
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
verb
- arrange in phases or stages
- adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
- To pass into or through a solid object.
- (with in or out) To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).
- (genetics, informal, transitive) To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
- (science fiction) To use a phaser.
- (proscribed) Alternative spelling of faze
noun
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
- (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- (astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of a body's illuminated disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
- (chemistry) A component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.
- (rugby union) The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
- Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
- (electrical engineering) In a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it.
- (zoology) In certain organisms, one of two or more colour variations characteristic of the species, but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age.
- That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
- (music) A distortion caused by a difference in the speed of propagation for different frequencies
- (mathematics) The counterclockwise angle from the positive half of the real number line to the vector pointing to a complex number on an Argand diagram of the complex plane, which has the positive real line pointing right and the positive imaginary number line pointing up.
- A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
- (genetics) A haplotype.
- (physics) 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.
verb
noun
- A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip.
- (Australia) A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain.
- A rank or grade; a stratum.
- Something that ties.
- A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
- One who ties (knots, etc.).
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
- one of two or more layers one atop another
- something that is used for tying
- a worker who ties something
verb
- To oscillate between two states.
- (US, military, historical) To send a signal by waving a flag to and fro.
- An act of wigwagging.
- To move gently in one direction and then another; to wig or wiggle, to wag or waggle.
- send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
- signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code
adv
noun
- (film, television) A red light near the door of a sound stage that flashes to indicate that cameras are rolling inside the stage and that all people and vehicles outside should remain quiet; a red-eye.
- (US, military, historical) A signal sent by waving a flag to and fro.
- (road transport) A device used to cause lamps installed on a motor vehicle, especially an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance or police car, to flash as a warning.
- (watchmaking) An instrument that creates a wigwagging motion for polishing.
- Any of a number of mechanical or electrical devices which cause a component to oscillate between two states.
- (road transport) A device with multiple (often two), alternately flashing lights which is installed at a railway level crossing (or grade crossing), a movable bridge, etc., to warn vehicular traffic to stop.
- (US, rail transport) A grade crossing signal with a swinging motion used to indicate an approaching train.
- A device that causes one or more lights to flash in a preset pattern.
- (road transport) A warning device inside the cabin of a truck that causes a mechanical arm to drop into view when the pressure in the airbrake system of the truck becomes too low for the brakes to be reliably deployed.
adj
noun
- (military) The components of a multistage thermonuclear weapon which channel the radiation produced by the primary's fission explosion so as to trigger the implosion of the secondary and ignite a fusion explosion in the secondary's fusion fuel.
- (astronautics) The structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it.
adj
- (physics) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter
- (electricity) Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase.
- of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle