three-phase
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a circuit, system, or device that is energized by three electromotive forces that differ in phase by one third of a cycle or 120°.
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having three phases.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of three-phase
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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It included a three-phase plan, months of interviews and data collection, years of financial reviews, scores of faculty and staff, and a re-analysis of how the university measures depreciation in its accounting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The three-phase, $30-billion-dollar plan for lunar dominance is relatively straightforward.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
"We won 15 lower house seats out of 16 places in Yangon region," they added, after Kawhmu and dozens of other constituencies voted on Sunday in the second stage of a three-phase election.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Using advanced microscopy, the researchers identified a three-phase sequence that coral fragments follow when attaching to the reef surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2025
Inside this anchor tube ran the thick coaxial cable that fed three-phase electric power from the atomic pile to the ship.
From Where I Wasn't Going by Walt Richmond
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