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three-phase

three-phase adjective: using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases.

three-phase: using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases
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Adjective

three-phase (not comparable)

  1. Using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases.
    • By the end of the year all new electrification projects were virtually complete and conversion of the remaining three-phase 3,700V a.c. sections to 3,000V d.c. was well in hand.1963 January, “Beyond the Channel: Italy”, in Modern Railways, page 62

Questions about three-phase

What does three-phase mean?
Three-phase means using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases.
What part of speech is three-phase?
Three-phase is an adjective.

Words near three-phase in the dictionary

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  4. three-peats
  5. three-penny bit
  6. three-phase
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  9. three-piece suite
  10. three-piece suites
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