"electrical current" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: electrical currents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electrical current (plural electrical currents)
  1. Alternative form of electric current Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: electric current
    Sense id: en-electrical_current-en-noun-YzjIecRF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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