single-phase

adjective

Using an alternating current in which all voltages supplied are in the same phase.

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Meanings

adjectivesingle-phase (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessUsing an alternating current in which all voltages supplied are in the same phase.

    The four traction motors are connected permanently in parallel. They are six-pole series wound machines specially developed for operation on a rectified 50-cycle single-phase supply.

    1960 February 29, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 123
verbsingle-phase (third-person singular simple present single-phases, present participle single-phasing, simple past and past participle single-phased)

present singular third person single-phases · participle present single-phasing · participle past single-phased · past single-phased

  1. broadlybusinessTo use such a current.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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