HyperDic: alternating_current

English > 1 sense of the expression alternating current:
NOUNphenomenonalternating current, AC, alternating electric currentan electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
English > alternating current: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningAn electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally.
SynonymsAC, alternating electric current
Broaderelectricity, electrical energy, powerEnergy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
Oppositedirect current, DC, direct electric currentAn electric current that flows in one direction steadily
SpanishAC, corriente alterna
Catalancorrent altern

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