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Alternating current   /ˈɔltərnˌeɪtɪŋ kˈərənt/   Listen
Alternating current

noun
1.
An electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally.  Synonyms: AC, alternating electric current.





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"Alternating current" Quotes from Famous Books



... firebrick furnaces, you understand, sir, with an alternating current of 5000 volts between water-cooled copper electrodes. The resulting arc is spread by powerful electro-magnets, so." And he illustrated with his eight acid-stained fingers. "Spread out like a disk or sphere of flame, of ...
— The Air Trust • George Allan England
... cuts represents a Corliss steam engine connected directly with an alternating current machine of the system under consideration. According to the inventor, this machine is capable of supplying 1,000 lamps of a special kind, called "slide lamps," and a larger number of ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 • Various


Words linked to "Alternating current" :   electricity, direct current, electrical energy


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