two-phase

[ too-feyz ]

/ ˈtuˈfeɪz /

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adjective Electricity.

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Origin of two-phase

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby two-phase

two pair, two-part time, two-party system, twopence, twopenny, two-phase, two-piece, two-ply, two-pot screamer, Two Rivers, Tworkov

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How to use two-phase in a sentence

The hoax, entitled "Operation Bikini Bridge" by an anonymous user, featured a fairly simple, two-phase plot.
The Bikini Bridge to Nowhere|Erin Cunningham|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each strand was a fine wire of two-phase material—the harder phase being borazon, the softer being tungsten carbide.
Thin Edge|Gordon Randall Garrett
Two-phase of three-phase currents would give two or three positive impulses during this time.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting|Harold P. Manly
The dynamos are alternating current two-phase machines, and are installed in duplicate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

This is also true as to either phase of a two-phase system with independent circuits.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
In each compartment is a single bar, and the four bars form two sets for two-phase working.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams

British Dictionary definitions for two-phase

two-phase

adjective

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

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