Phase vs Clause - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between phase and clause

is that phase is phase while clause is (grammar|informal) a group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes.

As a verb clause is

(shipping) to amend (a bill of lading or similar document).

phase

English

Etymology 1

From ; compare phantasm and see face.

Noun

(en noun)

A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.

That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.

Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.

The problem has many phases .

(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 its enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets''. Illustrated in .

(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.

(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.

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(genetics) A haplotype.

Verb

(phas)
To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).

The use of the obsolete machines was gradually phased''' out as the new models were '''phased in.

(genetics, informal, transitive) To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.

To pass into or through a solid object.

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Usage notes

See notes at faze .

Derived terms

* phase in * phase out * unphased

Etymology 2

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* Phase

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
(obsolete) Passover

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clause
English
(wikipedia clause)
Noun
(en noun)
(rfc-sense) (grammar, informal) A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes.

(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.

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However, Coordination facts seem to undermine this hasty conclusion: thus, consider the following:
(43) [Your sister could go to College], but [would she get a degree''?]
The second (italicised) conjunct is a Clause''' containing an inverted Auxiliary, ''would''. Given our earlier assumptions that inverted Auxiliaries are in C, and that C is a constituent of S-bar, it follows that the italicised '''Clause''' in (43) must be an S-bar. But our familiar constraint on Coordination tells us that only constituents belonging to ''the same Category'' can be conjoined. Since the second '''Clause''' in (43) is clearly an S-bar, then it follows that the first ' Clause must also be an S-bar — one in which the C(omplementiser) position has been left empty.

(legal) A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

Usage notes
In When it got dark, they went back into the house'', “''When it got dark” is a dependent clause within the complete sentence. The independent clause "they went back into the house" could stand alone as a sentence, whereas the dependent clause could not.
Derived terms
(types of grammatical clauses) * adjective clause * adverbial clause * appositive clause * concessive clause * comment clause * comparative clause * coordinate clause * defining relative clause * dependent clause, subordinate clause * independent clause, main clause, superordinate clause * finite clause * if clause, conditional mood, conditional clause * nondefining relative clause * non-finite clause * noun clause, nominal clause * relative clause * restrictive clause * verbless clause (grammatical terms) * clause element * clause function * subclause (part of a legal document) * noncompete clause
Related terms
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Verb
(claus)
(shipping) To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).

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