phase vs state

phase and state both are nouns.

phase and state both are verbs.

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

As nouns, state is a hypernym of phase; that is, state is a word with a broader 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
state: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

Other hypernyms of phase include state of matter.

phase (noun)	state (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 way something is with respect to its main attributes
(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 politically organized body of people under a single government
any distinct time period in a sequence of events	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

phase (verb)	state (verb)
adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition	express in words
arrange in phases or stages	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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