"sneak current" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sneak currents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sneak current (plural sneak currents)
  1. An electric current which, though too weak to blow a fuse or cause immediate damage to equipment, will in time burn out the equipment.
    Sense id: en-sneak_current-en-noun-E5Sjqolw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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