multiphase

1. 1.

   of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle

   Synonymspolyphase

   electricity

Questions about multiphase

What does multiphase mean?

multiphase means "of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle".

How many syllables are in multiphase?

multiphase has 3 syllables: mul-ti-phase. The stress falls on "mul".

What is another word for multiphase?

Close synonyms include polyphase. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is multiphase a common word?

multiphase is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.