alternating current

Meaning of word alternating current from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : An electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally.

Example : In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second.

Synonyms : ac, alternating electric current

An electric current that flows in one direction steadily.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

guff (noun)
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements).

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

with child (adjective)
In an advanced stage of pregnancy.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

telescope (verb)
Crush together or collapse.

blow up (verb)
Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.

precursor (noun)
A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction).

ordnance store (noun)
Military supplies.

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