polyphase

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒlɪˌfeɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē fāz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•phase  (pol′ē fāz′),USA pronunciation adj. [Elect.]
  1. Electricityhaving more than one phase.
  2. Electricityof or pertaining to a set of alternating currents that have the same frequency but different phases and that enter a specified region at more than two points.
  • poly- + phase 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polyphase /ˈpɒlɪˌfeɪz/ adj
  1. Also: multiphase (of an electrical system, circuit, or device) having, generating, or using two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency, the phases of which are cyclically displaced by fractions of a period
    See also two-phase, three-phase
  2. having more than one phase
'polyphase' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
multiphase - phase - star connection - polyphasic

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