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ˈmultiphase, a.
[multi- 3.]
Having or producing two or more phases; in Electr. = polyphase a.
1890Century Dict., Multi⁓phase, having many phases, in any sense of that word. 1892S. P. Thompson Dynamo-Electr. Mach. 687 Motors..requiring multiphase currents. 1895–6Cal. Univ. Nebraska 97 Single and multiphase dynamos. 1916W. H. N. James Alternating Currents v. 87 The relative merits of single and multiphase systems depend upon the purpose to which the power is to be applied. 1946Nature 31 Aug. 307/2 The electrolytic polishing of multi-phase metals is usually more difficult than that of single-phase metals owing to differing properties..of the different phases. 1966D. G. Brandon Mod. Techniques Metallogr. ii. 82 Absorption contrast arises from variations in chemical composition and hence provides information about the composition and distribution of phases in a multiphase alloy.
So ˈmultiphased a., occurring in several stages.
1970Sci. Amer. Feb. 103/3 The effect of laser irradiation on the cells varied with the stage of mitosis, the multiphased process of cell division. |