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Meaning of "alternating current" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALTERNATING CURRENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALTERNATING CURRENT

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Alternating current is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALTERNATING CURRENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Alternating current

In alternating current, the flow of electric charge periodically reverses direction. In direct current, the flow of electric charge is only in one direction. The abbreviations AC and DC are often used to mean simply alternating and direct, as when they modify current or voltage. AC is the form in which electric power is delivered to businesses and residences. The usual waveform of an AC power circuit is a sine wave. In certain applications, different waveforms are used, such as triangular or square waves. Audio and radio signals carried on electrical wires are also examples of alternating current. In these applications, an important goal is often the recovery of information encoded onto the AC signal.

Definition of alternating current in the English dictionary

The definition of alternating current in the dictionary is a continuous electric current that periodically reverses direction, usually sinusoidally AC Compare: direct current.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALTERNATING CURRENT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ALTERNATING CURRENT

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Synonyms and antonyms of alternating current in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «alternating current» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALTERNATING CURRENT

Find out the translation of alternating current to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alternating current from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alternating current» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

交流电
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corriente alterna
570 millions of speakers

English

alternating current
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बारी वर्तमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التيار المتردد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переменный ток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corrente alternada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিবর্তিত বিদ্যুৎ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courant alternatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arus bergantian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wechselstrom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

交流電流
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gantian saiki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dòng điện xoay chiều
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறுதிசை மின்னோட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वारंवार चालू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alternatif akım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corrente alternata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prąd przemienny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

змінний струм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curent alternativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εναλλασσόμενο ρεύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wisselstroom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

växelström
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vekselstrøm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alternating current

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERNATING CURRENT»

The term «alternating current» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERNATING CURRENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alternating current

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QUOTES WITH «ALTERNATING CURRENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word alternating current.
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Peter Riegert
There is a temptation for an actor to editorialize what they're doing. And you can't do that with Pinter. It's almost like a musical score. His lines are so specific, but they can mean different things to different people, like an alternating current.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTERNATING CURRENT»

Discover the use of alternating current in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alternating current and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alternating Current
In an incisive volume of essays, the Nobel laureate reflects on the author's credo as an artist and poet, the sixties drug culture, modern atheism, politics, and ethics. Reprint.
Octavio Paz, 1973
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Alternating Current Fundamentals
This edition of ALTERNATING CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, 8E includes additional information on diodes and rectifiers and contains improved graphics that will assist your students in understanding state-of-the-art concepts.
Stephen Herman, 2011
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A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers ...
Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.
Nikola Tesla, 2007
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Direct and Alternating Current Machinery
Includes an introduction to the programmable controller in DC.
Jack Rosenblatt, M. Harold Friedman, 1984
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Formulae and Tables for the Calculation of Alternating ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Louis Cohen, 2010
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Vectors and Vector Diagrams: Applied to the Alternating ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
William Cramp, Charles Frederick Smith, 2010
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Continuous and Alternating Current Machinery Problems
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William Thomas Ryan, 2009
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Experiments in alternating current circuits
Aims to help students develop good laboratory measurement techniques.
Robert L. Reid, Thomas S. Kubala, 1968
9
The Alternating Current Transformer
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Frank George Baum, 2011
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Unbalance in Alternating Current Rotating MacHines: Research ...
Engineering Bulletin, Purdue University, V18, No. 2, March, 1934.
Elias Morshed Sabbagh, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALTERNATING CURRENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alternating current is used in the context of the following news items.
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JDR awarded contract for offshore wind farm project by Seim …
... array grid (“IAG”) of JDR-designed and manufactured 33 kV medium voltage alternating current (“MVAC”) submarine composite cables with a ... «Your Subsea News, Jul 15»
2
China's Bullet Train Can Reach 500 km/hour
... other bullet train systems operational in the world today are powered by asynchronous motors working on the principle of alternating current. «iTech Post, Jul 15»
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AC/DC playing at Slane? 10 things you didn't know about the rock …
The name of the band came from a sewing machine owned by Angus' and Malcom's sister and stood for 'alternating current/direct current'. «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
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Nikola Tesla Describes a Modern Smartphone... in 1926
... contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Tesla was a physicist, mechanical & electric engineer, inventor and ... «Big Think, Jul 15»
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China says its bullet trains will soon be able to reach 500 km/h
Today's bullet trains are mostly powered by alternating current asynchronous motors, a traction system that was developed back in the '70s. «ScienceAlert, Jul 15»
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The project that powers the lake
These large generators contain magnets that rotate past copper coils to produce alternating current by moving electrons. These large ... «Smith Mountain Eagle, Jul 15»
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Submarine Electricity Transmission: HVDC and HVAC Submarine …
The market for HVDC and high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) ... direct current and alternating current (HVDC and HVAC) submarine ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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World Record Tesla Coil debuting in Little Rock July 4
The tesla coil – named after its inventor Nikola Tesla, the developer of the alternating current system of electricity used today – is a device that ... «THV 11, Jul 15»
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Hacking the brain: can applying electric current to the head make us …
... ultrasound and alternating current. He seeks to measure brain activity simultaneously through electroencephalographic (EEG) devices, ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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Contract awarded for Johan Sverdrup processing and riser platforms
The power cable from onshore also ends on this platform, where the current is transformed from direct current into alternating current for further ... «Oil & Gas Financial Journal, Jul 15»

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