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single-phase

[ sing-guhl-feyz ]

adjective

, Electricity.
  1. noting or pertaining to a circuit having an alternating current with one phase or with phases differing by 180°.


single-phase

adjective

  1. (of a system, circuit, or device) having, generating, or using a single alternating voltage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of single-phase1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

It would hit his company hard in its heavy tonnage district, but that was only a single phase of the situation.

The Central Processor and memory together require thirty amperes of 110 volts single phase 60 cycle ac.

If single-phase or two-phase current is transmitted, each cable should contain the two conductors that go to make up a circuit.

A single phase of the controversy will serve to illustrate the general drift of the discussion throughout the Union.

A Martin rotary converter to be operated from a single-phase line is shown in Figure 147.

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