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11449002-n:
a physical phenomenon involving electricity
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11470348-n:
electric current
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11518743-n:
an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission
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02718393-a:
concerned with or producing electric current
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11450566-n:
energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
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a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
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00139367-v:
reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
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00255065-n:
removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root
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00365329-n:
(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
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00373766-v:
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
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00381850-v:
increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
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00385189-v:
amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
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lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
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energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
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00662017-n:
a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents
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00663878-n:
therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
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00697734-n:
application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
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00706605-n:
the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
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00713250-n:
either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting
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00763633-a:
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
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00763767-a:
(of a current) reversing direction
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00807768-n:
cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
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00839292-n:
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
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00860011-n:
a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body
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01325288-v:
kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
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01737417-v:
produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
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02422967-v:
electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
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02702989-n:
a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes
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the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
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02718393-a:
concerned with or producing electric current
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02735361-n:
a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes
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02750320-n:
an arrangement of coils used in sensitive electrical instruments; the coils are arranged to give zero resultant external magnetic field when a current passes through them and to have zero electromotive force induced in them by an external magnetic field
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02827160-a:
pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
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02908605-n:
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
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02963503-n:
medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
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the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
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an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
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a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
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03033362-n:
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
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switch for reversing the direction of an electric current
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03193260-n:
a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
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a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
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a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
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03260504-n:
generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature
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contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another
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03270695-n:
a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current
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03271865-n:
any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
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03275125-n:
measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power
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medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain
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a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
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meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the source
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a balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan
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a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field
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a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
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meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil
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an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
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meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
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03560860-n:
an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs
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03580990-n:
a device for automatically interrupting an electric current
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diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
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spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
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ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor
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a galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic field
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a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube
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an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
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a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
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03888808-n:
a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
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04002629-n:
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
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04072960-n:
electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
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an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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resistor for regulating current
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04164002-n:
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
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a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
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lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting
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a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil
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an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
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electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
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04413151-n:
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
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a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
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a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature
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a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive
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04548771-n:
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
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an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents
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05109324-n:
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
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a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing
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05680684-n:
unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain
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(physics) two laws governing electric networks in which steady currents flow: the sum of all the currents at a point is zero and the sum of the voltage gains and drops around any closed circuit is zero
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electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance; I = E/R
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a graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions
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a transient variation in voltage or current
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(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
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11368368-n:
Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
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11423952-n:
an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
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11424704-n:
the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
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11447153-n:
an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
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11447319-n:
an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
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11449419-n:
the product of voltage and current
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11468172-n:
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
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11468578-n:
generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries
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11470348-n:
electric current
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11475682-n:
the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field
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11479058-n:
attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
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11479368-n:
magnetism produced by an electric current
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(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole
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a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
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opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
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an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission
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a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
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(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions
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13485968-n:
stimulation with a galvanic current
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the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it
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congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)
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13578267-n:
a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
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a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit; usually measured in henries
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the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
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13632961-n:
a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
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13636648-n:
a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
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13637376-n:
the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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13637722-n:
a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
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13637841-n:
a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
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13639405-n:
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
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a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
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a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
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a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
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a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
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a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current
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trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness
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(electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
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