an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
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Thermionic current
an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission
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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: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.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: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a wave…
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, 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.an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
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: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, 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.a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a wave…
Used in the same subject area: Electromagnetism, Electrical engineering, Physics, Engineering.an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
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The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the un…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, produced, electrodes, result.(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, produced, electrodes, result.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, produced, electrodes, result.the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, produced, electrodes, result.continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, produced, electrodes, result.valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, produced, electrodes, result.valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, produced, electrodes, result.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, produced, electrodes, result.A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation; also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid discharge of water from t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, produced, electrodes, result.(physics) the potential energy of an electric charge in an electric field, or of an electric current in a magnetic field.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electric, current, produced, electrodes, result.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, produced, electrodes, result.Of, Pertaining to, or produced by, magnetism which is developed by the passage of an electric current.
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