electric current

electric current — electric current, electrical current electrical current, the movement of electrically charged particles, atoms, or ions, through solids, liquids, gases, or free space; the term is usually used of relatively smooth movements of electric charge… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Electric current — Electromagnetism …   Wikipedia

electric current — Elect. the time rate of flow of electric charge, in the direction that a positive moving charge would take and having magnitude equal to the quantity of charge per unit time: measured in amperes. Also called current, electricity. [1830 40] * * *… …   Universalium

electric current — Electricity E lec*tric i*ty ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Electricities} ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[i^]z). [Cf. F. [ e]lectricit[ e]. See {Electric}.] 1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental particles of which matter… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Electric current — Electric E*lec tric ([ e]*l[e^]k tr[i^]k), Electrical E*lec tric*al ([ e]*l[e^]k tr[i^]*kal), a. [L. electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. h lektron; akin to hle ktwr the beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. [ e]lectrique. The name came… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

electric current — электрический ток …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

electric current — электрический ток …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

electric current — noun a) A movement of electrons b) A flow of electricity through a conductor …   Wiktionary

electric current — электрический ток …   Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности

electric current — 1) Техника: сила тока 2) Нефть: электрический ток 3) Цемент: электроток …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь