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adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: polyphase
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English phase English multiphase From multi- + phase.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
