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two-phase

American

[too-feyz] / ˈtuˈfeɪz /

adjective

Electricity.

diphase.

two-phase British

adjective

Also: quarter-phase. (of an electrical circuit, device, etc) generating or using two alternating voltages of the same frequency, displaced in phase by 90°

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Etymology

Origin of two-phase

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Investors get to add money to their positions when values shift, rather than rolling contracts to chase price changes.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

There is skill, and there is craft, and the difference between the two is contentment with proficiency versus an unsettled desire to create greatness out of nothing, to chase a dream.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

The idea of pumping private companies full of billions of dollars to chase wild-eyed advances has directly benefited the likes of artificial-intelligence labs OpenAI and Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The witches were not bothering to chase me.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

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