Look up: Direct-current

1. Direct Current
   Electric current in which electrons flow in one direction only. Opposite of alternating current.
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2. Direct Current
   Abbrev. to DC. Opposite to Alternating Current, the electrical power flows in one direction only. Batteries supply Direct Current.
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3. direct current
   [n] - an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
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4. Direct Current
   A current that does not change in direction. See also: Alternating Current.
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5. Direct current
   Direct current (Electricity) (a) A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished from alternating current . When steady and not pulsating a direct current is often called a continuous current . (b) A direct induced current...
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6. direct current
   (DC) Electric current which travels continuously in the same direction over a sustained period of time, contrast with AC (Alternating Current) which oscillates as a function of time. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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7. direct current
   DC noun an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
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8. direct current
   a current that flows in one direction only; when modeled as a wave, its amplitude is constant. When used medically it is called galvanic current. This current has distinct and important polarity and marked secondary chemical effects.
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9. Direct current
   • A direct induced current, or momentary current of the same direction as the inducing current, produced by stopping or removing the latter; also, a similar current produced by removal of a magnet. • A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished from alternating current. When steady and not pulsating a direct current is ...
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10. direct current
    flow of electric charge that does not change direction. Direct current is produced by batteries, fuel cells, rectifiers, and generators with ... [9 related articles]
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11. direct current
    (DC) Type: Term Definitions: 1. a current that flows only in one direction, that is derived from a battery; sometimes referred to as galvanic current.
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12. direct current
    electric current that is time-independent or, by extension, periodic current the direct component of which is of primary importance NOTE - For the qualifier DC, see IEC 60050-151.
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13. direct current
    direct current, abbr. DC, a movement of electric charge across an arbitrarily defined surface in one direction only. See electricity; generator.
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14. direct current
    Electric current in which the electrons (negative charge) flow in one direction, and that does not reverse its flow as alternating current does. The electricity produced by a battery is direct current. Electromagnets and electric trains use direct current. If in one second one coulomb of electrons p...
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15. Direct current
    ( DC ) electric current which flows in only one direction in a wire. Our turbines and batteries are DC.
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16. Direct current
    `Direct current` (`DC`) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through semic...
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17. direct-axis component of current
    that component of a current which produces the direct-axis component of the magnetomotive force of the armature reaction
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18. Direction of current
    Direction toward which CURRENT is flowing.
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19. direction of electric current
    by convention, the direction of the net flow of positive electric charge transferred from one terminal to another terminal NOTE - In the usual case of negative charge carriers, the direction of the current is opposite to the direction of the flow of these charge carriers.
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