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Meanings of ac current in anglès

rus
переменный электрический ток
portuguès
corrente alterna
espanyol
corriente alterna
català
corrent alterna
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Electric voltage which periodically reverses direction; form in which electric power is delivered to businesses and residences; form of electrical energy that consumers typically use when they plug electric appliances into a wall socket.

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      Examples for "ac"
      Examples for "ac"
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      The flagship deal of the year undoubtedly was Westport House on 455ac.
      Independent.ie
      2
      Although deaths of children due to drowning in Bangladesh are ac …
      Pubmed
      3
      These include a 24ac residential farm with a modern bungalow and garage.
      Independent.ie
      4
      Beginning to end, it took us 33 months to implement the system ac
      Reuters
      5
      The second parcel includes the 26ac portion along with cattle-handling facilities.
      Independent.ie
      1
      The alternating current is supposed to be more fatal than the continuous.
      Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
      2
      There are various methods of producing the alternating current for transmission purposes.
      Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898
      3
      What were they doing with an alternating current in the storage-battery room?
      The Man Who Rocked the Earth
      4
      Kirilian photography, which employs a high-voltage alternating current energy field bet.
      The new yorker
      5
      An alternating current pumping through the rails propels the train toward its destination.
      Wired
      Usage of ac current in anglès
      1
      The overhead lights dimmed noticeably as he drew power from the house's AC current.
      Hollow World
      2
      In the end, however, most of those devices convert the AC current back to DC.
      Wired
      3
      All injuries were caused by AC current; seven were low voltage, and 11 high voltage injuries.
      Pubmed
      4
      The DC current generated by the fuel cell stack is fed into an inverter, which converts it to AC current.
      Wired
      5
      Topsy's owners wanted her killed, so they turned to Thomas Edison, who was trying to show the dangers of AC current.
      Leaving Time
      6
      Edison would force dogs and cats to stand on steel plates energized by AC current and then throw a switch, electrocuting them.
      The fantastic inventions of Nikola Tesla
      7
      Today's power adapters typically convert AC current from a wall outlet to a single DC current that can be fed to your device.
      Wired