polyphase

[ pol-ee-feyz ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌfeɪz /

adjective Electricity.

having more than one phase.
of or relating 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.

Origin of polyphase

First recorded in 1890–95; poly- + phase

Words nearby polyphase

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British Dictionary definitions for polyphase

polyphase
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌfeɪz) /

adjective

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 single-phase, two-phase, three-phase
having more than one phase