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The colour phasing of a three phase electrical bus differ in different countries. In Canada the colour coding is A = Red, B = Black, C = Blue.
Any where that a three phase supply distribution is needed to operate three phase equipment.
No A intermediate switch can not be used to change three phase to single phase.
A three-phase meter can be used for single phase while the reverse is not the case.
Three phase electricity is used instead of single phase for industrial situations. Industries use three phase electricity instead of single phase to operate electric motors driving heavy machinery. Three phase electrical motors produce more power from the same amount of electricity and maintain steadier speed. Small portable motors such as drills and mixers use single phase. Motors used around the house are single phase. Motors used to run large industrial machines use three phase.
With no three phase power supply you can't use a three phase motor of any kind at all!
Two single phase meters are not needed. A three phase meter is manufactured and is used when installing a three phase electrical distribution.
Three-wire transmission is used on balanced three-phase systems when the current is known to be equal in all three phases, for example when supplying a three-phase motor. A fourth neutral wire is used when the system is liable to have unequal currents or when multiple single-phase supplies are connected to it.
If you are talking about phase in the context of "the three phases of matter", (eg gas, liquid, solid), then a similar term used is "the three states of matter". If you are talking about phase in the context of oscillations, "phase" or "phase difference" is correct.
In a two-phase connection, the phases are displaced by 90 degrees. Two lines (not 'phases') of a three-phase system will provide a single-phase supply, not a two-phase supply.
A rotary phase converter is commonly used to convert a single phase electrical power source to three phases. This allows you to use three phases instead of one.
A three-phase separator is used in the oil industry to separate oil, water and gas from a mixture.