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electric current
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electric current
flow of electricity through a conductor
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Electric current
An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire. It can also be carried by ions in an electrolyte, or by both ions and electrons such as in a plasma.
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electric current
Noun
1. a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
(synonym) current
(hypernym) electrical phenomenon
(hyponym) juice
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electric current (current; electrical current)
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electric current
Synonyms and related words:
AC, DC, absorption current, active current, alternating current, base current, cathode current, collector current, conduction current, convection current, cycle, delta current, dielectric displacement current, direct current, displacement current, eddy current, electric stream, electron cloud, electron flow, electron gas, electron stream, emission current, exciting current, free alternating current, galvanic current, high-frequency current, idle current, induced current, induction current, ionization current, juice, low-frequency current, magnetizing current, multiphase current, output current, plate current, pulsating direct current, reactive current, rotary current, single-phase alternating current, space charge, stray current, thermionic current, thermoelectric current, three-phase alternating current, voltaic current, watt current
AC, DC, absorption current, active current, alternating current, base current, cathode current, collector current, conduction current, convection current, cycle, delta current, dielectric displacement current, direct current, displacement current, eddy current, electric stream, electron cloud, electron flow, electron gas, electron stream, emission current, exciting current, free alternating current, galvanic current, high-frequency current, idle current, induced current, induction current, ionization current, juice, low-frequency current, magnetizing current, multiphase current, output current, plate current, pulsating direct current, reactive current, rotary current, single-phase alternating current, space charge, stray current, thermionic current, thermoelectric current, three-phase alternating current, voltaic current, watt current
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