(physiology) The phase of the estrous cycle which involves the follicular maturation within the ovary and is controlled by the hormone estradiol.

(transitive) To gradually reduce the size or scale of

(quantum mechanics) A normalized complex number, considered as, say, the scalar coefficient of a ket.

plural of lunar phase

A type of superconducting phase, characterized by the presence of Cooper pairs with nonzero center-of-mass momentum and a spatially non-uniform superconducting order parameter.

A device, often built into a screwdriver, used to check for electric current.

A type of microwave network

plural of phase shifter

plural of solid phase

plural of continuous phase