alternating electric current

Other forms: alternating electric currents

Definitions of alternating electric current
  1. noun
    an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
    synonyms: AC, alternating current
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    type of:
    electrical energy, electricity
    energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
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