Polyphase

Origin

- + phase

Full definition of polyphase

Adjective

1. (electricity) Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase
2. (physics) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter

Derived terms

• polyphase circuit
• polyphase coil
• polyphase matrix
• polyphase meter
• polyphase quadrature filter
• polyphase rectifier
• polyphase synchronous generator
• polyphase system
• polyphase transformer
• polyphase wattmeter