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return paths

return paths is the plural of return path.

Meaning of return path

Noun

return path (plural return paths)

  1. The route by which a current or signal returns to its source, or to earth.
    • The inner, or negative, rail is also known as the 'current return' rail, because electrical current needs a circuit - a return path to earth, in other words.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 136

Questions about return paths

What is return paths the plural of?
Return paths is the plural of return path.

Words near return paths in the dictionary

  1. return matches
  2. return on investment
  3. return pass
  4. return passes
  5. return path
  6. return paths
  7. return piece
  8. return pieces
  9. return shock
  10. return shocks
  11. return spring

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