three-phase

[ three-feyz ]

/ ˈθriˌfeɪz /

adjective Electricity.

of or relating to a circuit, system, or device that is energized by three electromotive forces that differ in phase by one third of a cycle or 120°.

having three phases.

Origin of three-phase

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby three-phase

threep, three-peat, threepence, threepenny, threepenny bit, three-phase, three-piece, three-ply, three-pointer, three-point landing, three-point play

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Example sentences from the Web for three-phase

In Europe, the birthplace of the three-phase system, it has failed to displace continuous current for transmission work.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
The rotation of a three-phase motor may be reversed by reversing, and Charging Benches any two of the cables.
The Automobile Storage Battery|O. A. Witte
The power is transmitted at a voltage of 56,000 with a frequency of sixty cycles per second (three-phase).
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
The rail mill is operated by three-phase induction motors of from 2000 to 6000 horse-power capacity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various

The result produced by three such coils is called a three-phase current.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

British Dictionary definitions for three-phase

three-phase

adjective

(of an electrical system, circuit, or device) having, generating, or using three alternating voltages of the same frequency, displaced in phase by 120°

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单词	three-phase
释义	three-phase [ three-feyz ] / ˈθriˌfeɪz / adjective Electricity. of or relating to a circuit, system, or device that is energized by three electromotive forces that differ in phase by one third of a cycle or 120°. having three phases. Origin of three-phase First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby three-phase threep, three-peat, threepence, threepenny, threepenny bit, three-phase, three-piece, three-ply, three-pointer, three-point landing, three-point play Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for three-phase In Europe, the birthplace of the three-phase system, it has failed to displace continuous current for transmission work. Electric Transmission of Water Power\|Alton D. Adams The rotation of a three-phase motor may be reversed by reversing, and Charging Benches any two of the cables. The Automobile Storage Battery\|O. A. Witte The power is transmitted at a voltage of 56,000 with a frequency of sixty cycles per second (three-phase). The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot The rail mill is operated by three-phase induction motors of from 2000 to 6000 horse-power capacity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4\|Various The result produced by three such coils is called a three-phase current. Physics\|Willis Eugene Tower British Dictionary definitions for three-phase three-phase adjective (of an electrical system, circuit, or device) having, generating, or using three alternating voltages of the same frequency, displaced in phase by 120° 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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