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POLYPHASE
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I. (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
Synonyms:
multiphase; polyphase
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
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)