single-phase

adjective

sin·​gle-phase ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈfāz 

: of or relating to a circuit energized by a single alternating electromotive force

Examples of single-phase in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The development is designed as a single-phase project — all construction and public improvements would happen at the same time. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

This tiny snail’s shell combines hardness, toughness and energy dissipation in a way that very few single-phase materials can. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

As Business Insider noted, the service abandoned an earlier two-phase delivery plan in 2020 and opted instead for a single-phase approach that would see the carrier delivered with full capability to operate F-35C stealth fighters. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026

Porsche will offer a single-phase, 48-ampere version for the United States after buyers see their first Cayennes in mid-2026, and a three-phase, 16-A system in Europe. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for single-phase

• aldolase
• alleyways
• amylase
• anaphase
• anhydrase
• anyways
• arginase
• cabarets
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• catalase
• cellulase