multiphase

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adjective

That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.

Similar
polyphase
OriginEnglish phase ← New Latin phasis ← Middle English multi- →
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Meanings

adjectivemultiphase (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
polyphase
Also see
polyphase

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. New Latinphasis
  7. Englishphase
  8. Englishmultiphase

From multi- + phase.

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Translations

Finnish monivaiheinen
  • monivaiheinenthat generates or employs AC in different phases
Indonesian polifase
  • polifasethat generates or employs AC in different phases
Italian polifase
  • polifasethat generates or employs AC in different phases
Cite this entry
APA

multiphase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiphase

MLA

“multiphase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiphase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiphase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiphase.

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