English > electrical phenomenon: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon| Meaning | A physical phenomenon involving electricity. |
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| Narrower | amperage | The strength of an electrical current measured in amperes |
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| capacitance, electrical capacity, capacity | An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored |
| charge, electric charge | The quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency / deficiency of electrons |
| conductance | A material's capacity to conduct electricity |
| current, electric current | A flow of electricity through a conductor |
| dielectric heating | heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field |
| distortion | A change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal |
| elastance, electrical elastance | The reciprocal of capacitance |
| electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage | The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
| electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistance | A material's opposition to the flow of electric current |
| electrical disturbance | electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver / receiver noise or unwanted transmitters) |
| induction, inductance | An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current |
| pyroelectricity | generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature |
| reactance | opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance) |
| reluctance | (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) |
| skin effect | The tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor |
| voltage, electromotive force, emf | The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit |
| Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
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| Spanish | fenómeno eléctrico |
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| Catalan | fenomen elèctric |
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