multiphaseadj.
/ˈmʌltɪfeɪz/, U.S. /ˈməltiˌfeɪz/; see also multi- comb. form. Having, producing, or involving two or more phases; spec. (a) = polyphase adj. 1 (now rare); (b) consisting of or involving two or more phases of a substance (phase n.2 4).
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multiple-phase1891
polyphase1891
multiphase1892
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refinable1607
maiden1622
conflatory1650
calcinable1652
noble1666
deft1683
tensile1841
calcigenous1854
multiple-phase1891
slagless1899
air-hardening1901
non-ferrous1909
free-cutting1923
multiphase1946
semi-metallic1974
1892 S. P. Thompson Dynamo-electr. Machinery (ed. 4) 687 Motors..requiring multiphase currents.
1895–6 Cal. Univ. Nebraska 97 Single and multiphase dynamos.
1916 W. 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.
1946 Nature 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.
1966 D. 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.
1991 Processing June 23/1 Common industrial wastes occur..as solids, as sludges, as liquids, and as multiphase mixtures.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1892