(of an electrical system, circuit, or device) having, generating, or using two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency, the phases of which are cyclically displaced by fractions of a period
See also single-phase, two-phase, three-phase
2.
having more than one phase
polyphase in American English
(ˈpɑlɪˌfeɪz)
adjective
Electricity
powered by equal AC voltages or currents that are out of phase
polyphase in Electrical Engineering
(pɒlifeɪz)
adjective
(Electrical engineering: Circuits, Electrical power, Computing and control)
A polyphase electrical system, circuit, or device has, generates, or uses two or more alternatingvoltages of the same frequency, whose phases are cyclically displaced by fractionsof a period.
Installations can reduce the stroboscope effect by operating the lamps on differentphases of a polyphase power supply.
A polyphase transmission line requires less conductor material than a single-phase line for transmittingthe same amount of power at the same voltage.
A polyphase electrical system, circuit, or device has, generates, or uses two or more alternatingvoltages of the same frequency, whose phases are cyclically displaced by fractionsof a period.