Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In electricity, having components of various phase: referring to an alternating-current system in which several currents of equal frequency are used, which differ from one another in phase by a definite fraction of a period, as, in the three-phase system, three currents differing by one third period, in a quarter-phase system, two currents differing by one quarter period.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Elec.) Having or producing two or more phases; multiphase.

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  • adjective electricity Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase
  • adjective physics Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle

Etymologies

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poly- +‎ phase

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Examples

  • And meanwhile, he ` s still trying to find someone to take up this alternating current engine and a better system of transmission, called polyphase (ph) electricity.

    Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World 2003

  • A three-phase current winding (also known as polyphase winding) with three pairs of poles is connected to a three-phase current having a frequency of 50 Hz. Determine the rotational speed of the rotating field per minute!

    8. Three-phase Current 1991

  • Such a merge-sorting process is called a polyphase sort.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • The new MCUs are ideal for compact, battery-driven systems such as polyphase electricity meters and handheld terminals, connected devices such as USB2. 0 PC peripherals and healthcare equipment, as well as industrial Ethernet systems.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • The new MCUs are ideal for compact, battery-driven systems such as polyphase electricity meters and handheld terminals, connected devices such as USB2. 0 PC peripherals and healthcare equipment, as well as industrial Ethernet systems.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • The new MCUs are ideal for compact, battery-driven systems such as polyphase electricity meters and handheld terminals, connected devices such as USB2. 0 PC peripherals and healthcare equipment, as well as industrial Ethernet systems.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • The new MCUs are ideal for compact, battery-driven systems such as polyphase electricity meters and handheld terminals, connected devices such as USB2. 0 PC peripherals and healthcare equipment, as well as industrial Ethernet systems.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • When linked to Tesla's polyphase method of generating and transmitting electricity, this motor became the foundation stone on which the modern electrical power industry is built.

    DK Matai: Wireless Power: Has The Time Come? 2010

  • When linked to Tesla's polyphase method of generating and transmitting electricity, this motor became the foundation stone on which the modern electrical power industry is built.

    DK Matai: Wireless Power: Has The Time Come? 2010

  • In 1914 he was awarded the AIEE Edison Medal "For meritorious achievement in his early original work in polyphase and high-frequency electrical currents."

    Tesla, Nikola 2008

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