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(1) Any portion of a nonhomogeneous system that is bounded by a surface. is homogeneous throughout, and may be mechanically separated from the other phases. The three phases of H2O, for example, are ice (solid) water (liquid), and steam (gas).

(2) In physics, the stage or point in a cycle to which a rotation, oscillation, or variation has advanced.

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