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POLYPHASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polyphase mean? 

POLYPHASE (adjective)
  The adjective POLYPHASE has 1 sense:

1. of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angleplay

  Familiarity information: POLYPHASE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POLYPHASE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

multiphase; polyphase

Domain category:

electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)

Pertainym:

phase (a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle)


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