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Definition of "single-phase" [single-phase]

  • Producing, carrying, or powered by a single alternating voltage. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "single-phase" in a sentence
  • "The largest single-phase residential construction in the world is the Jumeirah Beach Walk, locally known as JBR."
  • "The key point is that that the judges appear to be going with a single-phase trial, beginning on January 26, two weeks before Coleman wanted to begin the first of his several mini-trials."
  • "The problem would be that at least the ASKO washers and dryers that I looked at in the past in the US require 220 volt single-phase service to operate (both heating water and running drying elements sucks up a lot of juice)."