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fase

Definitions of fase
  1. noun
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    synonyms: grado, punto, stadio
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    types:
    acme, apice, cima, culmine, fiore, massimo, ottimo, parossismo, picco, pieno, punta, sommo, statura, superlativo, top, vertice, vetta
    the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
    type of:
    condizione, stato
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  2. noun
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
    synonyms: punto, stadio
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    types:
    apogeo, auge, culminazione
    a final climactic stage
    anafase
    the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
    metafase
    the second stage of mitosis
    metafase
    the second stage of meiosis
    profase
    the first stage of mitosis
    profase
    the first stage of meiosis
    telofase
    the final stage of mitosis
    telofase
    the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
    type of:
    periodo, tempo
    an amount of time
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