two-phase
[too-feyz]
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Origin of two-phase
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Contemporary Examples
The hoax, entitled "Operation Bikini Bridge" by an anonymous user, featured a fairly simple, two-phase plot.
Historical Examples
To reverse a two-phase motor, reverse the cables of either phase.
The Automobile Storage BatteryO. A. Witte
To her marriage was the development of a two-phase soul with but one will.
In the Heart of a FoolWilliam Allen White
With regard to the two end portions, these represent bivariant, two-phase systems, consisting of a solid solution and gas.
The Phase Rule and Its ApplicationsAlexander Findlay
Fig. 14 shows a transformer for a two-phase current with four leads, transforming into a multiple phase current of 16 leads.
Another prominent exhibit was a model illustrated at C which is a two-phase motor, as well as an induction motor and transformer.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola TeslaThomas Commerford Martin
two-phase
- (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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