an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering.
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Alternating current
an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
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The energy barrier that must be overcome for a reaction to begin.
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Physics, Chemistry.an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering.energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Physics, Chemistry.the energy released by a nuclear reaction
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Physics, Chemistry.The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.Running or moving rapidly.
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering.an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering.an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering.a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.(physics) the potential energy of an electric charge in an electric field, or of an electric current in a magnetic field.
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Physics, Chemistry.energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"; "The power went…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Electrical engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering.A power in nature, a manifestation of energy, exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a circuit movement, th…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Electrical engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering.Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Physics, Chemistry.the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to red…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Physics, Chemistry.(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanics, Physical chemistry, Physics, Chemistry.
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Alt. of Ampere
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the ele…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current prod…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.Running in an opposite direction.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.The torpedo, or electric ray, the touch of which gives an electric shock. See Electric fish, and Torpedo.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing, derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or virtue; an elec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.an operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.A crowd; a throng; a concourse.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of mira…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, reverses, direction, sinusoidally.
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