Definition of Subphase

1. Noun. A subsection of a phase ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) The liquid upon which a film or layer floats ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subphase

1. a subdivision of a phase [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subphase

subpenas
subpentagonal
subpentangular
subpercolating
subpericardial
subperineurial
subperiod
subperiods
subperiosteal
subperitoneal
subpermafrost
subpersonal
subpersonalities
subpersonality
subpetiolar
subphase (current term)
subphases
subphotospheric
subphrenic
subphyla
subphylar
subphylum
subphylum Cephalochordata
subphylum Craniata
subphylum Pentastomida
subphylum Tunicata
subphylum Urochorda
subphylum Urochordata
subphylum Vertebrata
subphysiological

Literary usage of Subphase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Neolithic Pottery of Lerna I and II by Karen D. Vitelli (2007)
"subphase assignments within each trench are usually designated by a letter ... For a few trenches, a numeral was used to designate the subphase (Table 2.1). ..."

2. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop edited by Caroline M. Isaacs, Vera L. Tharp (1995)
"Taken as a whole, the record shows a strong tendency to oscillate in phase with the 278-year subphase cycle but weak or insignificant tendencies with the ..."

3. Aerial Interdiction: Air Power and the Land Battle in Three American Wars by Mark (1995)
"The purpose of the preparatory subphase, January 1-14, ... During the second subphase, January 15-21, the strategic interdiction of central Italy was to be ..."

4. Corinth: The Centenary, 1896-1996 by Charles K. Williams, Nancy Bookidis (2003)
"Much of the ceramic record of EH II Corinth can be assigned to a long EH II middle subphase, rather broadly defined. Here belong many pots with dark ..."

5. Economic Development Policies in Resource-rich Countries by Miguel Urrutia, Setsuko Yukawa (1988)
"First, Brazil and Malaysia appear to have reached the secondary import substitution; Brazil at the growth subphase and Malaysia at the entry subphase of ..."

6. Aerial Interdiction: Air Power and the Land Battle in Three American Wars by Eduard Maximilian Mark (1994)
"The purpose of the preparatory subphase, January 1-14, ... During the second subphase, January 15-21, the strategic interdiction of central Italy was to be ..."

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