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1. latency_phase
noun. (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities.
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2. latency
noun. ['ˈleɪtənsi'] the state of being not yet evident or active.
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- latency (English)
- -cy (English)
- latent (English)
- latens (Latin)
3. latency
noun. ['ˈleɪtənsi'] the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it.
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- latency (English)
- -cy (English)
- latent (English)
- latens (Latin)
4. latency
noun. ['ˈleɪtənsi'] (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head.
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- latency (English)
- -cy (English)
- latent (English)
- latens (Latin)
5. phase
noun. ['ˈfeɪz'] any distinct time period in a sequence of events.
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- phase (English)
- phase (Latin)
- phasis (Latin)
- φάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
6. phase
noun. ['ˈfeɪz'] (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.
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- phase (English)
- phase (Latin)
- phasis (Latin)
- φάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
7. phase
noun. ['ˈfeɪz'] a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle.
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- phase (English)
- phase (Latin)
- phasis (Latin)
- φάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
8. phase
verb. ['ˈfeɪz'] adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition.
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- phase (English)
- phase (Latin)
- phasis (Latin)
- φάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
9. phase
noun. ['ˈfeɪz'] (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).
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- phase (English)
- phase (Latin)
- phasis (Latin)
- φάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))