polyphase
polyphase adjective: of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase.
Adjective
polyphase (comparative more polyphase, superlative most polyphase)
- 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 necessary variable speed characteristic.1963 November, “British achievements in electric traction”, in Modern Railways, page 313
- Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter
polyphase meaning in Tamil
polyphase in Tamil
- பன்னிலைமை, பலதறுவாய், பல்லவத்தை
Forms of polyphase
| comparative | more polyphase |
|---|---|
| superlative | most polyphase |
Origin of polyphase
From poly- + phase.
Words formed from polyphase
- polyphase circuit
- polyphase coil
- polyphase matrix
- polyphase meter
- polyphase quadrature filter
- polyphase rectifier
- polyphase synchronous generator
- polyphase system
- polyphase transformer
- polyphase wattmeter
Phrases with polyphase
Questions about polyphase
- What does polyphase mean?
- Polyphase means of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase.
- What is polyphase in Tamil?
- Polyphase in Tamil is பன்னிலைமை, பலதறுவாய், பல்லவத்தை. See Polyphase meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is polyphase?
- Polyphase is an adjective.
Words near polyphase in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: polyphase (page history and authors); polyphase (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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