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PRONUNCIATION OF RESIDUAL CURRENT

residual current  [rɪˈzɪdjʊəl ˈkʌrənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESIDUAL CURRENT

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Residual 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 RESIDUAL CURRENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of residual current in the English dictionary

The definition of residual current in the dictionary is an electric current that continues to flow in a device, etc when there is no voltage supply, due to electrons emitted by heat, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESIDUAL CURRENT


blackcurrant
ˌblækˈkʌrənt
concurrent
kənˈkʌrənt
countercurrent
ˈkaʊntəˌkʌrənt
currant
ˈkʌrənt
current
ˈkʌrənt
decurrent
dɪˈkʌrənt
incurrent
ɪnˈkʌrənt
intercurrent
ˌɪntəˈkʌrənt
nonconcurrent
ˌnɒnkənˈkʌrənt
noncurrent
ˌnɒnˈkʌrənt
nonrecurrent
ˌnɒnrɪˈkʌrənt
occurrent
əˈkʌrənt
percurrent
pəˈkʌrənt
photocurrent
ˈfəʊtəʊˌkʌrənt
recurrent
rɪˈkʌrənt
redcurrant
ˈrɛdˈkʌrənt
transcurrent
trænzˈkʌrənt
uncurrent
ʌnˈkʌrənt
undercurrent
ˈʌndəˌkʌrənt
up-current
ˈʌpˌkʌrənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESIDUAL CURRENT

residential home
residential school
residentially
residentiaries
residentiary
residents association
residentship
resider
residua
residual
residual current device
residual heat
residual income
residual unemployment
residually
residuals
residuary
residue
residuous
residuum

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESIDUAL CURRENT

abhorrent
air current
alternating current
BitTorrent
dark current
deterrent
different
direct current
eddy current
electric current
excurrent
horrent
Humboldt Current
Japan Current
Labrador Current
North Atlantic Current
nuclear deterrent
rip current
supercurrent
torrent
turbidity current

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «residual current» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESIDUAL CURRENT

Find out the translation of residual current to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of residual 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 «residual current» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剩余电流
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corriente residual
570 millions of speakers

English

residual current
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवशिष्ट वर्तमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التيار المتبقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

остаточный ток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corrente residual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবশিষ্ট বর্তমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courant résiduel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semasa baki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reststrom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

残留電流
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잔류 전류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saiki residual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

còn hiện tại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எஞ்சியிருக்கும் தற்போதைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवशिष्ट चालू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Artık akım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corrente residua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prąd resztkowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залишковий струм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curent rezidual
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπολειπόμενου ρεύματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorblywende huidige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

restström
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jordfeil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of residual current

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESIDUAL CURRENT»

The term «residual current» is normally little used and occupies the 121.091 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESIDUAL CURRENT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESIDUAL CURRENT»

Discover the use of residual current in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to residual current and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Modern Methods of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Second Edition
If the faradaic residual current is due to a major component (water) or to a steady state concentration of a minor component (oxygen in nitrogen used for deoxygenation), it can be assumed to be constant through the electrolysis. The residual ...
Roger E. Schirmer, 1990
2
Changes in Fluxes in Estuaries: Implications from Science to ...
This density-driven current is caught by the edge of the Okinose circulation, and as a result, enhances the Okinose circulation and the east-coast residual current in their surface layers. In the third layer, where the influence of density-driven ...
Keith R. Dyer, Robert Joseph Orth, 1994
3
Ocean Currents
pending on the time scale that is chosen for deriving'the average displacement of the water, the net motion or the residual current can be very different at a given location in the sea when observed at different times. Also, the definition of a ...
‎1968
4
Overvoltage Protection of Low-Voltage Systems, Revised Edition
Figure 5.8.1.6.2 a shows an arrangement of arresters downstream of the residual current circuit breaker (seen in direction of power flow) intended to realize the ' protection in case of indirect contact'. For such an arrangement it may occur that ...
Peter Hasse, 2000
5
The Electrician’s Guide to the 17th Edition of the IEE ...
5.9.2 The principle of the residual current device [514.10] The RCD is a circuit breaker that continuously compares the current in the phase with that in the neutral. The difference between the two (the residual current) will be flowing to earth, ...
J. F. Whitfield, 2012
6
Power System Protection and Switchgear
5.2.4 DIRECTIONAL EARTH-FAULT RELAYS In the case of earth-fault directional relays the angular relationship of residual current and residual voltage is independent of the faulted phase and is governed only by the R/X ratio of the fault path ...
B. Ravindranath, M. Chander, 1977
7
NB/T 32004-2013: Translated English PDF of Chinese Standard ...
7.10.2.4 Residual current detector (RCD) protection Install RCD between the inverter and the AC grid to provide extra protection. RCD limit is set to 10mA, it must be type B rather than type A or AC type RCD (IEC 60755). 7.10.2.5 Residual  ...
Wayne Zheng, 2014
8
Electronic Components and Symbols according to wikipedia: ...
A residual-current device (RCD), or residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB) is an electrical wiring device that disconnects a circuit whenever it detects that the electric current is not balanced between the energized conductor and the return ...
Wiki Nerds
9
The Guide to Electrical Safety at Work
The difference between the two (the residual current) will be flowing to earth, because it has left the supply through the phase and has not returned in the neutral (see Figure 6.6). There will always be some residual current in the insulation ...
John Whitfield, 1995
10
Three-Dimensional Models of Marine and Estuarine Dynamics
MODELLING AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE RESIDUAL CURRENT OFF SOUTHWEST NOVA SCOTIA K.T. TEE and P.C. SMITH Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2 ...
J.C.J. Nihoul, B.M. Jamart, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESIDUAL CURRENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term residual current is used in the context of the following news items.
1
IET Wiring Regulations - are you compliant?
Unfortunately, this ambiguity led to the installation of socket outlets without residual current protection. One such example was in a school where the sockets ... «Modern Building Services, Jun 15»
2
Jason Garrels coronial inquest: Electrical contractor questioned over …
When asked today about the main switchboard, Mr Day maintained that it contained two safety switches or residual current devices (RCDs). "I believe there were ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
3
Safety regulations fail to prevent campground death
... said since December 2013 any new power supply outlets installed in a caravan park were legally required to be protected by a residual current device (RCD). «The Southland Times, Jan 15»
4
Make sure festive lights are safe
If you choose lights that are mains voltage, you must make sure that they are plugged into an RCD (Residual Current Device). Before you start planning your ... «Keighley News, Oct 14»
5
Direct and label-free discrimination of cytosine and its modifications …
"We found that the residual current follows C-C > mC-C > hmC-C, which suggest that the cytosine may block less ion current flow (higher residual current) at the ... «Nanowerk, Aug 14»
6
PV Control and Protection
For each different topology, the solar panels current and voltage is measured to ... All of these residual current measurements in PV transformerless inverter ... «Today's Energy Solutions, Jun 13»
7
Parents warned about dangers of electrical sockets
While 74% of new parents believe their home is safe, 62% rely on socket covers and just 38% have a residual current device (RCD) to prevent fatal electric ... «ITV News, Jul 12»
8
Property owners warned to install RCDs
That property did not have a residual current device. EnergySafety's Michael Bunko says all public housing is now fitted with the devices. "At that time, they didn't ... «ABC Online, Aug 11»
9
PCIM: LEM uses flux gate current monitor in solar arrays
Consequently, earth leakage must be monitored for worker safety – the industrial equivalent of residual current circuit breakers protecting gardeners using ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, May 11»
10
Department accepts criticism over electrocution
The state coroner Alastair Hope has criticised the department, saying the boy would not have died if the house had been fitted with a residual current device, ... «ABC Online, Feb 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Residual current [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/residual-current>. Apr 2024 ».
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