"war of the currents" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the war of the currents [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the war of the currents
  1. (historical) A series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s. Wikipedia link: war of the currents Tags: historical Categories (topical): Electricity, Historical events, History of science Synonyms: battle of the currents
    Sense id: en-war_of_the_currents-en-name-x75~xCP3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Nikola Tesla

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