fertile period vs phase

phase vs fertile period

fertile period and phase both are nouns.

fertile period is not a verb while phase is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fertile period	Yes	No	No	No
phase	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, phase is a hypernym of fertile period; that is, phase is a word with a broader meaning than fertile period:

fertile period: the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
phase: any distinct time period in a sequence of events

Other hypernyms of fertile period include stage.

fertile period (noun)	phase (noun)
the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)	(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)
	(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
	any distinct time period in a sequence of events
	a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

fertile period (verb)	phase (verb)
	adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
	arrange in phases or stages

Difference between fertile period and phase

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