Pace vs. Phase — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Pace and Phase
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Definitions
Pace
A single step taken when walking or running
Kirov stepped back a pace
Phase
A distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development
The final phases of the war
The draw for the qualifying phase of the tournament was held over the weekend
Phase two of the development
Pace
Speed in walking, running, or moving
He's an aggressive player with plenty of pace
The ring road allows traffic to flow at a remarkably fast pace
Phase
Each of the aspects of the moon or a planet, according to the amount of its illumination, especially the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon, and the last quarter.
Pace
Walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance
We paced up and down in exasperation
She had been pacing the room
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Phase
A genetic or seasonal variety of an animal's coloration
The invertebrate residents of the tundra pass the winter in dormant phase
Pace
Move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed
Our fast-paced daily lives
The action is paced to the beat of a perky march
Phase
A distinct and homogeneous form of matter (i.e. a particular solid, liquid, or gas) separated by its surface from other forms
Solid carbon dioxide passes directly into the gas phase without becoming a liquid
Pace
With due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction
Narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead
Phase
The relationship in time between the successive states or cycles of an oscillating or repeating system (such as an alternating electric current or a light or sound wave) and either a fixed reference point or the states or cycles of another system with which it may or may not be in synchrony
There are two output channels, one fixed in phase and the other variable in phase between 0 and 360 degrees
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Pace
A step made in walking; a stride.
Phase
(in systemic grammar) the relationship between a catenative verb and the verb that follows it, as in she hoped to succeed and I like swimming.
Pace
A unit of length equal to 30 inches (0.76 meter).
Phase
Carry out (something) in gradual stages
The work is being phased over a number of years
Pace
The modern version of the Roman pace, measuring five English feet. Also called geometric pace.
Phase
Adjust the phase of (something), especially so as to synchronize it with something else
About 70% of the reflections were phased by this method
Pace
Thirty inches at quick marching time or 36 at double time.
Phase
A distinct stage of development
“The American occupation of Japan fell into three successive phases” (Edwin O. Reischauer).
Pace
Five Roman feet or 58.1 English inches, measured from the point at which the heel of one foot is raised to the point at which it is set down again after an intervening step by the other foot.
Phase
A temporary manner, attitude, or pattern of behavior
Just a passing phase.
Pace
The rate of speed at which a person, animal, or group walks or runs.
Phase
An aspect; a part
We must reconsider every phase of the operation.
Pace
The rate of speed at which an activity or movement proceeds.
Phase
One of the cyclically recurring apparent shapes of the visibly illuminated portion of the moon or a planet.
Pace
A manner of walking or running
A jaunty pace.
Phase
The relative configuration, measured in angular units such as degrees or radians, of two orbiting bodies that periodically eclipse.
Pace
A gait of a horse in which both feet on one side are lifted and put down together.
Phase
A particular stage in a periodic process or phenomenon.
Pace
To walk or stride back and forth across
Paced the floor nervously.
Phase
The fraction of a complete cycle elapsed as measured from a specified reference point and often expressed as an angle.
Pace
To measure (a space) by counting the number of steps needed to cover a distance.
Phase
Any of the forms or states, solid, liquid, gas, or plasma, in which matter can exist, depending on temperature and pressure.
Pace
To walk (a number of steps) in so measuring a space.
Phase
A discrete homogeneous part of a material system that is mechanically separable from the rest, as is ice from water.
Pace
To set or regulate the rate of speed for (a race or a competitor in a race).
Phase
(Biology) A characteristic form, appearance, or stage of development that occurs in a cycle or that distinguishes some individuals of a group
The white color phase of a weasel.
The swarming phase of locusts.
Pace
To lead (one's team or teammates) with a good performance
Paced her team to a victory with 18 points.
Phase
To plan or carry out systematically by phases.
Pace
To advance or develop (something) for a particular purpose or at a particular rate
Paced the lectures so as not to overwhelm the students.
Phase
To set or regulate so as to be synchronized.
Pace
To train (a horse) in a particular gait, especially the pace.
Phase
To become incorporeal so as to be able to move through a solid object
“He got out of the car without opening the door—just phased through it—and walked up the steps of the church” (Dean Koontz).
Pace
To walk with long deliberate steps.
Phase
A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
Pace
To go at the pace. Used of a horse or rider.
Phase
That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
Pace
With the permission of; with deference to. Used to express polite or ironically polite disagreement
I have not, pace my detractors, entered into any secret negotiations.
Phase
Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
The problem has many phases.
Pace
Step.
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 its enlightened disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
The phases of the moon
Pace
A step taken with the foot.
Phase
(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.
Pace
The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron’s honor.
I have perambulated your field, and estimate its perimeter to be 219 paces.
Phase
(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.
Pace
Way of stepping.
Phase
(zoology) In certain organisms, one of two or more colour variations characteristic of the species, but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age.
Pace
A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.
Phase
(rugby union) The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
Pace
Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.
Phase
(genetics) A haplotype.
Pace
Speed or velocity in general.
Phase
(math) The arctangent of the quotient formed by dividing the imaginary part of a complex number by the real part.
Pace
(cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
Phase
(music) A distortion caused by a difference in the speed of propagation for different frequencies
Pace
(collective) A group of donkeys.
Phase
(electrical engineering) In a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it.
Pace
(obsolete) Passage, route.
Phase
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.
Pace
(obsolete) One's journey or route.
Phase
Antique form of faze.
Pace
(obsolete) A passage through difficult terrain; a mountain pass or route vulnerable to ambush etc.
Phase
To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
Pace
(obsolete) An aisle in a church.
Phase
To pass into or through a solid object.
Pace
Easter.
Phase
(science fiction) To use a phaser.
Pace
(cricket) Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.
Phase
(obsolete) Passover
Pace
To walk back and forth in a small distance.
Phase
That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
Pace
To set the speed in a race. en
Phase
Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.
Pace
To measure by walking.
Phase
A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon.
Pace
(formal) With all due respect to.
Phase
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.
Pace
A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step.
Phase
A homogenous, physically distinct portion of matter in a system not homogeneous; as, the three phases, ice, water, and aqueous vapor. A phase may be either a single chemical substance or a mixture, as of gases.
Pace
The length of a step in walking or marching, reckoned from the heel of one foot to the heel of the other; - used as a unit in measuring distances; as, he advanced fifty paces.
Phase
In certain birds and mammals, one of two or more color variations characteristic of the species, but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age. Some of the herons which appear in white and colored phases, and certain squirrels which are sometimes uniformly blackish instead of the usual coloration, furnish examples. Color phases occur also in other animals, notably in butterflies.
Pace
Manner of stepping or moving; gait; walk; as, the walk, trot, canter, gallop, and amble are paces of the horse; a swaggering pace; a quick pace.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day.
In the military schools of riding a variety of paces are taught.
Phase
The relation at any instant of a periodically varying electric magnitude, as electro-motive force, a current, etc., to its initial value as expressed in factorial parts of the complete cycle. It is usually expressed in angular measure, the cycle beb four right angles, or 360°. Such periodic variations are generally well represented by sine curves; and phase relations are shown by the relative positions of the crests and hollows of such curves. Magnitudes which have the same phase are said to be in phase.
Pace
A slow gait; a footpace.
Phase
The relation at any instant of any cyclically varying physical quantity, such as voltage in an A.C. circuit, an electromagnetic wave, a sound wave, or a rotating object, to its initial value as expressed as a fractional part of the complete cycle. It is usually expressed in angular measure, the complete cycle being 360°.
Pace
Specifically, a kind of fast amble; a rack.
Phase
To disturb the composure of; to disconcert; to nonplus; - an older spelling, now replaced by faze.
Pace
Any single movement, step, or procedure.
The first pace necessary for his majesty to make is to fall into confidence with Spain.
Phase
(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;
The reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system
Pace
A broad step or platform; any part of a floor slightly raised above the rest, as around an altar, or at the upper end of a hall.
Phase
Any distinct time period in a sequence of events;
We are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
Pace
A device in a loom, to maintain tension on the warp in pacing the web.
Phase
A particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
Pace
The rate of progress of any process or activity; as, the students ran at a rapid pace; the plants grew at a remarkable pace.
Phase
(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);
The full phase of the moon
Pace
To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or measured steps.
Phase
Arrange in phases or stages;
Phase a withdrawal
Pace
To proceed; to pass on.
Or [ere] that I further in this tale pace.
Phase
Adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition;
He phased the intake with the output of the machine
Pace
To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack.
Pace
To pass away; to die.
Pace
To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round.
Pace
To measure by steps or paces; as, to pace a piece of ground. Often used with out; as, to pace out the distance.
Pace
To develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to teach the pace; to break in.
If you can, pace your wisdomIn that good path that I would wish it go.
Pace
The rate of moving (especially walking or running)
Pace
The distance covered by a step;
He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
Pace
The relative speed of progress or change;
He lived at a fast pace
He works at a great rate
The pace of events accelerated
Pace
A step in walking or running
Pace
The rate of some repeating event
Pace
A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
Pace
Walk with slow or fast paces;
He paced up and down the hall
Pace
Go at a pace;
The horse paced
Pace
Measure (distances) by pacing;
Step off ten yards
Pace
Regulate or set the pace of;
Pace your efforts