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phase vs dispersion medium

dispersion medium vs phase

phase and dispersion medium both are nouns.

phase is a verb but dispersion medium is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phase Yes No Yes No
dispersion medium Yes No No No
As nouns, dispersion medium is a hyponym of phase; that is, dispersion medium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phase:
  • phase: (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
  • dispersion medium: (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
phase (noun) dispersion medium (noun)
(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) (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
(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
phase (verb) dispersion medium (verb)
adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
arrange in phases or stages
Difference between phase and dispersion medium

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