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single-phase

single-phase adjective: using an alternating current in which all voltages supplied are in the same phase.

Adjective

single-phase (not comparable)

  1. Using 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, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 123

Verb

single-phase (third-person singular simple present single-phases, present participle single-phasing, simple past and past participle single-phased)

  1. (broadly) To use such a current.

single-phase meaning in Tamil

single-phase in Tamil

ஒற்றைக்கட்டம், ஒற்றைத் தறுவாய்

Forms of single-phase

third-person singular presentsingle-phases
present participlesingle-phasing
past participlesingle-phased
pastsingle-phased

Questions about single-phase

What does single-phase mean?
Single-phase means using an alternating current in which all voltages supplied are in the same phase.
What is single-phase in Tamil?
Single-phase in Tamil is ஒற்றைக்கட்டம், ஒற்றைத் தறுவாய். See Single-phase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is single-phase?
Single-phase can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near single-phase in the dictionary

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  4. single-parent family
  5. single-payer
  6. single-phase
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Adapted from Wiktionary: single-phase (page history and authors); single-phase (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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