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Meanings of ac current in English

Russian
переменный электрический ток
Portuguese
corrente alterna
Spanish
corriente alterna
Catalan
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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      переменный электрический ток
      Usage of ac current in English
      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