polyphase

[ pol-ee-feyz ]

adjectiveElectricity.

having more than one phase.
of or relating to a set of alternating currents that have the same frequency but different phases and that enter a specified region at more than two points.

Origin of polyphase

First recorded in 1890–95; poly- + phase

Words Nearby polyphase

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How to use polyphase in a sentence

Both carry conductors in their slots, and these conductors in each case form a polyphase winding.
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For starting, a polyphase resistance completes the circuits of the rotor winding.
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The several phases may be entirely independent, and such was the case with the early polyphase Quarter-phase alternators.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 | Various
Hence in many places preference is now given to the polyphase system.
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Mr. Tesla's work ranges far beyond the vast departments of polyphase currents and high potential lighting.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla | Thomas Commerford Martin

British Dictionary definitions for polyphase

polyphase

/ (ˈpɒlɪˌfeɪz) /

adjective

Also: multiphase (of an electrical system, circuit, or device) having, generating, or using two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency, the phases of which are cyclically displaced by fractions of a period: See also single-phase, two-phase, three-phase
having more than one phase

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