multiphase

or mul·ti·pha·sic

[ muhl-ti-feyz or muhl-ti-fey-zik ]

/ ˈmʌl tɪˌfeɪz or ˌmʌl tɪˈfeɪ zɪk /

adjective

having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.

Nearby words

multiparous, multipartite, multiparty, multipath, multiped, multiphase, multiplane, multiplayer, multiple, multiple allele, multiple alleles

Origin of multiphase

First recorded in 1885–90; multi- + phase

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Examples from the Web for multiphase

No educated man can discover a serum, or hope to design a multiphase dynamo.
A Novelist on Novels|W. L. George

British Dictionary definitions for multiphase

multiphase

/ (ˈmʌltɪˌfeɪz) /

adjective

another word for polyphase (def. 1)

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