(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) | a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled |
(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 | a series of related events forming an episode |
any distinct time period in a sequence of events | a local branch of some fraternity or association |
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle | an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church |
| any distinct period in history or in a person's life |