électricité

Definitions of électricité
  1. noun
    energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
    synonyms: courant
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    courant alternatif
    an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
    courant continu
    an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
    type of:
    énergie
    (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
  2. noun
    a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
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    phénomène physique
    a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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