Misphase
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or state of misphasing.
"Furthermore, no discriminating gear can protect the generator in the event of a misphase, and it is well known that the strain on the generator may be greater in the event of a misphase than if the generator short-circuited directly across its terminals."
Verb
- 1 To put or become out of phase.
"We can misphase our currents in the conductors and add them, or obtain the same final result in still other ways."
Example
More examples"We can misphase our currents in the conductors and add them, or obtain the same final result in still other ways."
Etymology
From mis- + phase.
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