Best Alternative Words for PHASE CHANGE
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| alteration | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another • the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) • the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) | ||||||||
| conversion | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event that results in a transformation • a change in the units or form of an expression: • a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown • a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis • a change of religion • interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition • act of exchanging one type of money or security for another • the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another | ||||||||
| metamorphosis | nounn | |||||||
noun • the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals • a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances • a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft | ||||||||
| modification | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) • slightly modified copy; not an exact copy • the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase • an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | ||||||||
| mutation | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration • (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism • a change or alteration in form or qualities | ||||||||
| shift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event in which something is displaced without rotation • a qualitative change • the time period during which you are at work • the act of changing one thing or position for another • the act of moving from one place to another • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters • a woman's sleeveless undergarment • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist verb • make a shift in or exchange of • change place or direction • move around • move very slightly • move from one setting or context to another • change in quality • move and exchange for another • move sideways or in an unsteady way • move abruptly • use a shift key on a keyboard • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change • change gears • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | ||||||||
| transfiguration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances • (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus • the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify • (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus | ||||||||
| transformation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a qualitative change • (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system • a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure • (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA • the act of changing in form or shape or appearance | ||||||||
| transition | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of passing from one state or place to the next • an event that results in a transformation • a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another • a musical passage moving from one key to another • a passage that connects a topic to one that follows verb • cause to convert or undergo a transition • make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) | ||||||||
| transmutation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act that changes the form or character or substance of something • a qualitative change • (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment) | ||||||||
| variation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change • an activity that varies from a norm or standard • a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished • something a little different from others of the same type • an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard • the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north • the process of varying or being varied • (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration • (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure • the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard | ||||||||
| phase transition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition | ||||||||
| physical change | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition | ||||||||
| state change | nounn | |||||||
noun • a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition | ||||||||
