polyphase

Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase.

Adjective

  1. Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase.
    • In the past there had been several attempts to embody in locomotives some form of rotating machine to convert single-phase a.c. at supply frequency to polyphase a.c. at variable frequency, in order to achieve the...
  2. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English phase English polyphase From poly- + phase.

Forms

more polyphase most polyphase

Derived

polyphase circuit polyphase coil polyphase matrix polyphase meter polyphase quadrature filter polyphase rectifier polyphase synchronous generator polyphase system polyphase transformer polyphase wattmeter