Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In electricity, pertaining to a system of electric distribution by six alternating currents displaced in phase from each other by one sixth of one period. Six-phase converters are frequently built, the six-phase currents being derived by transformation from three-phase currents.
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Examples
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Bioregulatory therapists measure the progressive levels of damage to tissues on a six-phase scale called the Disease Evolution Table DET.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Taking the Sting Out of Pain for Your Pet Dr. Richard Palmquist 2011
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What he considered to be his proudest accomplishment in life, aside from not getting maimed or killed in action—namely, passing the six-phase Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, earning his Special Forces tab in the run-up to the Iraq invasion—was shrunken to a bullet point on the “Skill Sets” section of his résumé.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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What he considered to be his proudest accomplishment in life, aside from not getting maimed or killed in action—namely, passing the six-phase Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, earning his Special Forces tab in the run-up to the Iraq invasion—was shrunken to a bullet point on the “Skill Sets” section of his résumé.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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What he considered to be his proudest accomplishment in life, aside from not getting maimed or killed in action—namely, passing the six-phase Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, earning his Special Forces tab in the run-up to the Iraq invasion—was shrunken to a bullet point on the “Skill Sets” section of his résumé.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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What he considered to be his proudest accomplishment in life, aside from not getting maimed or killed in action—namely, passing the six-phase Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, earning his Special Forces tab in the run-up to the Iraq invasion—was shrunken to a bullet point on the “Skill Sets” section of his résumé.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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In September, the Air Force reported the completion of the first phase of a six-phase construction project at FOB Dwyer which will eventually include additional fuel pits and taxiways, increased tarmac space, and the lengthening of the runway to 6,000 feet.
Nick Turse: 2014 or Bust: The Pentagon's Building Boom in Afghanistan Indicates a Long War Ahead 2009
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Similarly, in a six-phase national project, the National Highway Authority plans to add or upgrade nearly 30,000 kilometers of highway, which would expand the existing system by a third.
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What he considered to be his proudest accomplishment in life, aside from not getting maimed or killed in action—namely, passing the six-phase Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, earning his Special Forces tab in the run-up to the Iraq invasion—was shrunken to a bullet point on the “Skill Sets” section of his résumé.
The Town Chuck Hogan 2004
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So our present model of the six-phase process of innovation-development should be considered only a general guide to the process from which many innovations may deviate.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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So our present model of the six-phase process of innovation-development should be considered only a general guide to the process from which many innovations may deviate.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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