Multiphase

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Multiphase \Mul"ti*phase\, a. [Multi- + phase.]
     Having many phases; specif. (Elec.), pertaining to, or
     designating, a generator producing, or any system conveying
     or utilizing, two or more waves of pressure, or electromotive
     force, not in phase with each other; polyphase.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  multiphase
       adj : of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more
             alternating voltages of the same frequency but
             differing in phase angle [syn: {polyphase}]