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Voltage

Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts.

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Potential 92% connected

Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Current noun · 78% connection

a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"

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Electric current noun · 78% connection

a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"

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AC noun · 78% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Alternating current noun · 78% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Alternating electric current noun · 78% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Capacitance noun · 78% connection

an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

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Capacitor noun · 78% connection

an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

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Charge noun · 78% connection

the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons;…

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Condenser noun · 78% connection

an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

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DC noun · 78% connection

an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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Direct current noun · 78% connection

an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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Direct electric current noun · 78% connection

an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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electric charge noun · 78% connection

the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons;…

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Electric field noun · 78% connection

a field of force surrounding a charged particle

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Electric potential noun · 78% connection

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

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Electrical condenser noun · 78% connection

an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

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Electromotive force noun · 78% connection

the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts

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Emf noun · 78% connection

the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts

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Bioelectric potential noun · 78% connection

the electric potential that occurs in a living organism.