English Explanatory Dictionary

electric current

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.
  2. The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-electric current.wav

Word forms

electric current electric currents electrical current

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 電流 /电流 Danish: strømstyrke Dutch: stroomsterkte Esperanto: elektra kurento Estonian: elektrivool Finnish: sähkövirta French: courant French: courant électrique Georgian: დენი Georgian: ელექტროდენი Georgian: ელექტრული დენი German: elektrischer Strom German: Strom Greek: ηλεκτρικό ρεύμα Greek: ρεύμα Hindi: विद्युत धारा Hungarian: elektromos áram Interlingua: currente Irish: sruth leictreach Italian: corrente Italian: corrente elettrica Japanese: 電流 Korean: 전류 Lithuanian: srovė Malay: arus elektrik Polish: prąd Portuguese: corrente Portuguese: corrente elétrica Romanian: curent electric Russian: ток Russian: электрото́к Russian: электри́ческий ток Slovak: tok Slovak: prúd Slovene: električni tok Spanish: corriente eléctrica Swedish: ström Thai: กระแสไฟฟ้า Vietnamese: dòng điện
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