As adjectives the difference between polyphase and multiphase
is that polyphase is of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase while multiphase is that generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
polyphase
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(electricity) Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency but differ in phase
(physics) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter
Derived terms
* polyphase circuit
* polyphase coil
* polyphase matrix
* polyphase meter
* polyphase quadrature filter
* polyphase rectifier
* polyphase synchronous generator
* polyphase system
* polyphase transformer
* polyphase wattmeter
multiphase
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles
