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quarter-phase
quar·ter-phase
/
ˈkwɔr
tərˌfeɪz
/
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kwawr
-ter-feyz
]
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adjective
Electricity
.
differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
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quarter-phase
—
adj
another term for
two-phase
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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