Meaning of DIRECT CURRENT
| Pronunciation: | | di'rekt 'kurunt
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] an electric current that flows in one direction steadily |
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | DC |
| |
| | Antonyms: | | AC, alternating current | | |
| | See Also: | | electrical energy, electricity | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Direct current\ (Elec.)
(a) A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished
from {alternating current}. When steady and not pulsating
a direct current is often called a {continuous current}.
(b)
{A direct induced current}, or momentary current of the same
direction as the inducing current, produced by stopping or
removing the latter; also, a similar current produced by
removal of a magnet.
|
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| Thesaurus Terms |
| |
| | Related Terms: | | absorption current, AC, active current, alternating current, conduction current, convection current, cycle, DC, delta current, dielectric displacement current, displacement current, eddy current, electric current, electric stream, emission current, exciting current, free alternating current, galvanic current, high-frequency current, idle current, induced current, induction current, ionization current, juice, low-frequency current, magnetizing current, multiphase current, pulsating direct current, reactive current, rotary current, single-phase alternating current, stray current, thermionic current, thermoelectric current, three-phase alternating current, voltaic current, watt current |
| |
|
|
|