phase
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
phase
a particular state or appearance in a regularly recurring cycle of events (phases of the moon)
相位, 时期, 局面, 阶段; vt. 逐步执行, 实行, 按计划进行
Dissection of phase
phase = pha (= phan, show; appear) + -se (same as -sis, a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, meaning action, process, state, condition)
phase is from Greek phasis
phase = appearance of moon or a planet which changes in a cycle in its illumination and shape
Now Repeat my Dissection
phase is from Greek phasis
phase = appearance of moon or a planet which changes in a cycle in its illumination and shape
Important roots for this word:
phan
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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