"single-phase" meaning in English

See single-phase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} single-phase (not comparable)
  1. (electricity) Using an alternating current in which all voltages supplied are in the same phase. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-single-phase-en-adj-r22CFtVp Categories (other): Electricity, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Verb

Forms: single-phases [present, singular, third-person], single-phasing [participle, present], single-phased [participle, past], single-phased [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} single-phase (third-person singular simple present single-phases, present participle single-phasing, simple past and past participle single-phased)
  1. (electricity, by extension) To use such a current. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-single-phase-en-verb-Rt3ax05F Categories (other): Electricity Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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