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Electrical current

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electric currentnoun(electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.
alternating currentnoun(physics) An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically.
currentnoun(by extension, South Asia) electricity, power in general.
electric energynounElectrical energy.
direct currentnoun(physics) An electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.
return currentnoun(electrical engineering) The electric current in a circuit which flows back to its source, or to earth.
electric chargenoun(physics) The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.
electricitynounElectrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators.
thermocurrentnounA current, as of electricity, developed or set in motion by the action of heat; a thermoelectric current.
electrical energynounEnergy made available for consumption or consumed in the form of electricity or electric power; electricity.
electrionnoun(physics, dated) Alternative form of electron. [(particle physics) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.]
electric potentialnoun(electricity) The potential energy per unit charge at a point in a static electric field.
electromotionnoun(obsolete, physics) The motion of electricity in a circuit or cell.
a.c.noun(electricity) alternating current
amperagenoun(physics) The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
electric dischargenoun(physics) The flow of electricity through the air or gas.
induced currentnounAn electric current due to variation in the magnetic field surrounding its conductor.
current sheetnounAn electric current that is confined to a surface, rather than being spread through a volume of space.
electro-motionnounAlternative form of electromotion. [(obsolete, physics) The motion of electricity in a circuit or cell.]
electrokinesisnoun(fantasy, science fiction) The generation of electrical force using the mind alone.

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