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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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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