two-phase

[ too-feyz ]

/ ˈtuˈfeɪz /

adjective Electricity.

Nearby words

two-name, two-name paper, two-pack, two-part time, two-party system, two-phase, two-piece, two-ply, two-point perspective, two-pot screamer, two-seater

Origin of two-phase

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Examples from the Web for two-phase

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
To her marriage was the development of a two-phase soul with but one will.
In the Heart of a Fool|William Allen White
To reverse a two-phase motor, reverse the cables of either phase.
The Automobile Storage Battery|O. A. Witte
This is also true as to either phase of a two-phase system with independent circuits.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams

For as much as three years this line was operated at 12,000 volts, sixty-six cycles per second, two-phase.
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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two-phase

adjective Electricity.

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British Dictionary definitions for two-phase

two-phase

adjective