Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three-phase

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: three--phase
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases.

Example Sentences

"By the end of the year all new electrification projects were virtually complete and conversion of the remaining three-phase 3,700V a.c. sections to 3,000V d.c. was well in hand."

Phrases

single-phase

Frequently Paired Words

single-phase triphasic uniphasic

Questions

What does three-phase mean?: Using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases.

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