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Definition of electric current - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
electricityTECH. flow of electric charge through a conductorTECH.
- The electric current powers the light bulb.
2.
measurementTECH. net charge passing through a conductor per unit timeTECH.
- The electric current is measured in amperes.
Expressions with electric current
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electric current that reverses direction periodically
The generator produces alternating electric current.
electric current flowing in one direction steadily
The battery provides direct electric current to the device.
Terms with electric current included in their meaning
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electricity
complete path for electric current flow
electricity
electric current passing through the body
electric circuit
complete path for an electric current
electricity
apply a varying electric current or signal
electricity
unit of electric current
technology
single electrochemical unit that stores energy and supplies electric current
engine device
device that sends electric current to spark plugs
technology
link between parts that lets electric current move between them
physical reaction
reflex response to electric current through the body
electricity
conductor for electric current in a circuit
electricity
undesirable flow of electric current through insulation
electricity
opposition to electric current flow
construction
method of joining metal parts by heat produced from electric current
physics
brief burst of electric current moving through a wire or circuit
physics
material or device that strongly resists electric current flow
technology
joined so electric current can pass between parts in a circuit
electricity
divert electric current by providing an alternative path
device
bell activated by an electric current
physics
energy from electric potential or current
electricity
electric current reversing direction periodically
electricity
electron, hole, or ion moving in electric current
electricity
complete path for electric current flow
physics
resistance to electric current where two conducting surfaces touch each other
technology
method of measuring electric current flowing through a wire or circuit
Examples of electric current in a sentence
The device measures the electric current. An electric current powers the device. The electric current flows through the wire.
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- French:courant électrique, intensité électrique, ...
- German:elektrischer Strom, ...
- Italian:corrente elettrica, intensità di corrente, ...
- Spanish:corriente eléctrica, ...
- Portuguese:corrente elétrica, ...
- Chinese:电流, 电荷流, ...
- Japanese:電流, アンペア, ...
- Arabic:تَيَّار كَهْرَبَائِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:זֶרֶם חַשְׁמַלִּי, זֶרֶם חַשְׁמַלִּי, ...
- Russian:электрический ток, сила тока, ...
- Ukrainian:електричний струм, струм, ...
- Hindi:विद्युत धारा, धारा, ...
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