electric current

noun

Electricity.

the time rate of flow of electric charge, in the direction that a positive moving charge would take and having magnitude equal to the quantity of charge per unit time: measured in amperes.

electric current

noun

another name for current

current, electric

The flow of electrical charge , usually electrons . ( See Benjamin Franklin .)

current, electric

The flow of large numbers of electrons through a conductor . ( See alternating current , conduction , and direct current .)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of electric current¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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"My heart was beating out of my chest. Then I felt something like an electric current going through my entire body," he said.

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Induction occurs when the magnetic field of another active line nearby induces an electric current in the unconnected line.

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All lithium-ion batteries work roughly the same way: Cells are clustered inside the battery casing, and lithium ions move between the electrodes in each cell, generating an electric current.

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Experts this week are expected to conduct soil resistivity testing, looking at how the soil around the towers absorbs and reacts to the flow of electric current.

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“She attracted people like an electric current. Betty was a mighty force.”

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electric constant electric dipole moment

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