single-phase

[sing-guhl-feyz]

adjective

Electricity.

1. noting or pertaining to a circuit having an alternating current with one phase or with phases differing by 180°.

single-phase

adjective

1. (of a system, circuit, or device) having, generating, or using a single alternating voltage

Word History and Origins

Origin of single-phase¹

First recorded in 1895–1900