階段 — meaning in English

English meaning

• phase noun A distinct stage in a process or sequence of change.
• stage noun A phase or step in a process of change or development.

Senses

階段 is used for these senses in English:

• phase (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.
• stage A phase.

phase — full definition

1. noun A distinct stage in a process or sequence of change.
2. noun The particular shape of the moon or a planet as it appears at a given time, based on how much of it is lit.
3. noun In physics or electrical engineering, the position of a wave or current cycle at a given moment, or one line of a multi-line power supply.
4. verb To carry out gradually in planned stages (often "phase in") or to remove gradually (often "phase out").

stage — full definition

1. noun A phase or step in a process of change or development.
2. noun A raised platform where performances take place.
3. verb To organise and carry out an event, especially a performance or protest.

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