polyphase adjective. ['pɒlɪfeɪz] L19.
[from POLY- + PHASE noun.]
1. Electricity. Using two, three, or more alternating currents that are identical in frequency but differ in phase. L19.

2. Consisting of or occurring in a number of separate stages. M20.

3. Consisting of or involving a number of different phases of matter. M20.

■ poly'phasic adjective (Physiology) having several successive peaks of activity etc. E20.

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