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return currents

return currents is the plural of return current.

Meaning of return current

Noun

return current (plural return currents)

  1. The electric current in a circuit which flows back to its source, or to earth.
    • The return current is fed from the transformer to the wheels through brushes on each axle of the motor coach.1963 March, “The Clacton express electric multiple-units enter service”, in Modern Railways, page 174

Questions about return currents

What is return currents the plural of?
Return currents is the plural of return current.

Words near return currents in the dictionary

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  5. return current
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  9. return demonstration
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  11. return envelope

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