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polyphase
/ ˈpɒlɪˌfeɪz /
adjective
- Alsomultiphase (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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Word History and Origins
Origin of polyphase1
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Example Sentences
Both carry conductors in their slots, and these conductors in each case form a polyphase winding.
For starting, a polyphase resistance completes the circuits of the rotor winding.
The several phases may be entirely independent, and such was the case with the early polyphase Quarter-phase alternators.
Hence in many places preference is now given to the polyphase system.
Mr. Tesla's work ranges far beyond the vast departments of polyphase currents and high potential lighting.
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