polyphase

[pol-ee-feyz] /ˈpɒl iˌfeɪz/

adjective, Electricity

having more than one phase.

of or pertaining to a set of alternating currents that have the same frequency but different phases and that enter a specified region at more than two points.

Origin

1890-95; poly- + phase

Examples from the web for polyphase

Most exposures show complex microstructures suggestive of polyphase deformation and superimposed shearing.
polyphase sulfide deposition characterizes the deposit.

British Dictionary definitions for polyphase

polyphase

/ˈpɒlɪˌfeɪz/

adjective

Also multiphase. (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

having more than one phase