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Meanings of direct current in English

Russian
постоянный ток
Portuguese
corrente galvânica
Catalan
corrent continu
Spanish
corriente continua

An electric current that flows in one direction steadily.

      постоянный ток
      Usage of direct current in English
      1
      All a charger really does is apply direct current to a battery, right?
      Wired
      2
      Cardioversion may also be carried out by external or internal direct current shock.
      Pubmed
      3
      I feared it might be alternating-butwe can handle direct current.
      Invaders from the Infinite
      4
      Inverters are key components which convert direct current generated from solar modules into alternating.
      Reuters
      5
      The motor generator consisted of one alternating current motor driving two direct current generators.
      Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive; Or, Two Miles a Minute on...
      6
      All our transmission is done at high voltage direct current.
      Invaders from the Infinite
      7
      It must not be inferred, however, that all electric railways employ direct current machinery.
      The Story of Electricity
      8
      And of course Edison urged the fair to use direct current, DC, the prevailing standard.
      The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
      9
      Dysprosium was determined by direct current plasma emission spectrometry.
      Pubmed
      10
      The alternating current is not adapted to reproduce speech, but the ordinary direct current is.
      The Dream Doctor
      11
      The two exciter engines are each direct connected to a 250 kilowatt direct current generator.
      The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment
      12
      I will throw into any power line you suggest, all the direct current you wish.
      Invaders from the Infinite
      13
      How does a conductor behave in connection with direct current and how with alternating current?
      Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 1 / A General Refer...
      14
      The motors are of the direct current series type and are rated 200 horse power each.
      The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment
      15
      A long fall across the direct current of the River is known as the Horseshoe Fall.
      The Ferryman of Brill, and Other Stories
      16
      All electric roads do not use direct current.
      Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 1 / A General Refer...
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