"active power" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: active powers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} active power (plural active powers)
  1. The real component of the power of an alternating current circuit; the product of the voltage and that part of the current that is in phase with the voltage Translations (the real component of the power of an alternating current circuit): pätöteho (Finnish), Wirkleistung [feminine] (German), aktiv effekt [common-gender] (Swedish), aktif güç (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-active_power-en-noun-gySzzTwG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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