"overcurrent" meaning in All languages combined

See overcurrent on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: overcurrents [plural]
Etymology: From over- + current. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|current}} over- + current Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overcurrent (countable and uncountable, plural overcurrents)
  1. A larger-than-intended electric current. Wikipedia link: overcurrent Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: overamperage Derived forms: overcurrent protective device Translations (larger-than-intended electric current): túláram (Hungarian), sovracorrente (Italian)

Inflected forms

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