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electrical current

electrical current is the alternative form of electric current.

Meaning of electric current

Noun

electric current (countable and uncountable, plural electric currents)

  1. A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.
    • An electric current runs through this wire.
  2. The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time.
    • SI: ampere (A)

Forms of electrical current

pluralelectrical currents

Questions about electrical current

What is electrical current the alternative form of?
Electrical current is the alternative form of electric current.

Words near electrical current in the dictionary

  1. electrical circuit
  2. electrical circuits
  3. electrical conductance
  4. electrical contact
  5. electrical contacts
  6. electrical current
  7. electrical currents
  8. electrical discharge machining
  9. electrical energy
  10. electrical engineer
  11. electrical engineering

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