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Alternating current   /ˈɔltərnˌeɪtɪŋ kˈərənt/   Listen
Alternating current

noun
1.
An electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally.  Synonyms: AC, alternating electric current.





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"Alternating current" Quotes from Famous Books



... the currents as they are generated, and supply what is called an alternating current, that is to say, a current which alternates or changes its direction several hundred times a second, or it may sift the currents as they are produced and supply what is termed a continuous current, that is, a current always in the same direction, like that of a voltaic ...
— The Story Of Electricity • John Munro


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