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phase
phase alternation line
phase angle
phase-contrast microscope
phase diagram
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phase difference
phase dif·fer·ence (plural phase dif·fer·enc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
difference between two similarly varying quantities: the difference between two sinusoidally varying quantities that have the same frequency, measured either as an angle or a time
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