"electric current" meaning in English

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  1. (electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference. Categories (topical): Electromagnetism Translations (phenomenon): 電流 (Chinese Mandarin), 电流 (diànliú) (Chinese Mandarin), strøm [common-gender] (Danish), elektrisk strøm [common-gender] (Danish), streymur [masculine] (Faroese), elektriskur streymur [masculine] (Faroese), ravmagnsstreymur [masculine] (Faroese), sähkövirta (Finnish), ელექტრული დენი (elekṭruli deni) (Georgian), ელექტროდენი (elekṭrodeni) (Georgian), elektrischer Strom [masculine] (German), 電流 (denryū) (alt: でんりゅう) (Japanese), электр тогы (élektr togy) (Kazakh), 전류 (jeollyu) (alt: 電流) (Korean), fluxus oneris electrici [masculine] (Latin), توك ئېقىمى (tok ëqimi) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-electric_current-en-noun-86SB4sDp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Physical quantities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Disambiguation of Physical quantities: 57 43 Topics: electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'phenomenon': 63 37
  2. (electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s). Categories (topical): Electromagnetism Synonyms: electrical current Hyponyms: direct current, alternating current Translations (measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge): 電流 (Chinese Mandarin), 电流 (diànliú) (Chinese Mandarin), strømstyrke [common-gender] (Danish), stroomsterkte [feminine] (Dutch), elektra kurento (Esperanto), elektrivool (Estonian), sähkövirta (Finnish), courant [masculine] (French), courant électrique [masculine] (French), დენი (deni) (Georgian), ელექტროდენი (elekṭrodeni) (Georgian), ელექტრული დენი (elekṭruli deni) (Georgian), elektrischer Strom [masculine] (German), Strom [masculine] (German), ηλεκτρικό ρεύμα (ilektrikó révma) [neuter] (Greek), ρεύμα (révma) [neuter] (Greek), elektromos áram (Hungarian), currente (Interlingua), sruth leictreach [masculine] (Irish), corrente [feminine] (Italian), corrente elettrica [feminine] (Italian), 電流 (denryū) (alt: でんりゅう) (Japanese), 전류 (jeollyu) (alt: 電流) (Korean), srovė [feminine] (Lithuanian), arus elektrik (Malay), prąd [masculine] (Polish), corrente [feminine] (Portuguese), curent electric [masculine] (Romanian), ток (tok) [masculine] (Russian), электрото́к (elektrotók) [masculine] (Russian), электри́ческий ток (elektríčeskij tok) [masculine] (Russian), tok [masculine] (Slovak), prúd (Slovak), električni tok [masculine] (Slovene), corriente eléctrica [feminine] (Spanish), ström [common-gender] (Swedish), กระแสไฟฟ้า (grà-sɛ̌ɛ-fai-fáa) (Thai), dòng điện (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-electric_current-en-noun-d-DAYkA0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Topics: electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge': 44 56

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