phase vs generation

generation vs phase

phase and generation both are nouns.

phase is a verb but generation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phase	Yes	No	Yes	No
generation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, generation is a hyponym of phase; that is, generation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phase:

phase: any distinct time period in a sequence of events
generation: a stage of technological development or innovation

Other hyponyms of phase include diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, pachytene, phase of cell division, zygotene, anal phase, anal stage, genital phase, genital stage, latency period, latency phase, latency stage, oral phase, oral stage, phallic phase, phallic stage, chapter, incubation, fertile period, fertile phase, menstrual phase, musth, luteal phase, secretory phase, apogee, culmination, seedtime, safe period.

phase (noun)	generation (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)	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
(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	the production of heat or electricity
any distinct time period in a sequence of events	a coming into being
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle	group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
	all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
	the normal time between successive generations
	a stage of technological development or innovation

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

Difference between phase and generation

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