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polyphase [ˈpɒlɪˌfeɪz]
adj
1. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) 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
2. (Physics / General Physics) having more than one phase
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Adj.1.polyphase - of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
multiphase
electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
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