Meanings
nounalternating current (countable and uncountable, plural alternating currents, abbreviation AC)
plural alternating currents · abbreviation AC · alternative abbreviation ac · alternative abbreviation AC · alternative abbreviation a.c. · alternative abbreviation A.C. · alternative abbreviation a-c
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesAn electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
Similar
ACalternating electric current
Opposite
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Translations
Afrikaans wisselstroom
- wisselstroomelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Arabic تَيَّار مُتَرَدِّد
- تَيَّار مُتَرَدِّد (tayyār mutaraddid)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Basque korronte aldizkatzaile
- korronte aldizkatzaileelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Bengali পরিবর্তী তড়িৎ প্রবাহ
- পরিবর্তী তড়িৎ প্রবাহ (poriborti toṛit probaho)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Bulgarian проме́нлив ток
- проме́нлив ток (proménliv tok)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Catalan corrent altern
- corrent alternelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Chinese Mandarin 交流電 /交流电, 交流
- 交流電 /交流电 (jiāoliúdiàn)electric current that reverses direction periodically
- 交流 (jiāoliú)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Czech střídavý proud
- střídavý proudelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Danish vekselstrøm
- vekselstrømelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Dutch wisselstroom
- wisselstroomelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Esperanto alterna kurento
- alterna kurentoelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Estonian vahelduvvool
- vahelduvvoolelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Finnish vaihtovirta
- vaihtovirtaelectric current that reverses direction periodically
French courant alternatif
- courant alternatifelectric current that reverses direction periodically
German Wechselstrom
- Wechselstromelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Greek εναλλασσόμενο ρεύμα
- εναλλασσόμενο ρεύμα (enallassómeno révma)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Hawaiian uila au māʻaloʻalo
- uila au māʻaloʻaloelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Hebrew זרם חילופין
- זרם חילופיןelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Hindi प्रत्यावर्ती धारा
- प्रत्यावर्ती धारा (pratyāvartī dhārā)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Hungarian váltóáram, váltakozó áram
- váltóáramelectric current that reverses direction periodically
- váltakozó áramelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Icelandic riðstraumur
- riðstraumurelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Indonesian arus bolak-balik
- arus bolak-balikelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Irish sruth ailtéarnach
- sruth ailtéarnachelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Italian corrente alternata
- corrente alternataelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Japanese 交流電流, 交流
- 交流電流 (kōryū denryū)electric current that reverses direction periodically
- 交流 (kōryū)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Korean 교류
- 교류 (gyoryu)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Latvian maiņstrāva
- maiņstrāvaelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Lithuanian kintamoji elektros srovė
- kintamoji elektros srovėelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Malay arus ulang-alik
- arus ulang-alikelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Māori iahiko hohoko
- iahiko hohokoelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Norwegian Bokmål vekselstrøm
- vekselstrømelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Persian جریان متناوب
- جریان متناوبelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Polish prąd przemienny, prąd zmienny
- prąd przemiennyelectric current that reverses direction periodically
- prąd zmiennyelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Portuguese corrente alternada
- corrente alternadaelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Punjabi ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੀ ਬਦਲਵੀਂ ਧਾਰਾ
- ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੀ ਬਦਲਵੀਂ ਧਾਰਾ (bijlī dī badlavī̃ dhārā)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Romanian curent alternativ, curent electric alternativ
- curent alternativelectric current that reverses direction periodically
- curent electric alternativelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Russian знакопереме́нный ток m периодический двунаправленный переменный ток
- знакопереме́нный ток m периодический двунаправленный переменный ток (znakopereménnyj tok)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Slovak striedavý prúd
- striedavý prúdelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Spanish corriente alterna
- corriente alternaelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Swedish växelström
- växelströmelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Tagalog salisihang saloy
- salisihang saloyelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Tamil மாறுதிசை மின்னோட்டம்
- மாறுதிசை மின்னோட்டம் (māṟuticai miṉṉōṭṭam)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Thai ไฟฟ้ากระแสสลับ
- ไฟฟ้ากระแสสลับelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Turkish alternatif akım
- alternatif akımelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Ukrainian змінний струм
- змінний струм (zminnyj strum)electric current that reverses direction periodically
Vietnamese điện xoay chiều
- điện xoay chiềuelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Welsh cerrynt tonnog, cerrynt eiledol
- cerrynt tonnogelectric current that reverses direction periodically
- cerrynt eiledolelectric current that reverses direction periodically
Cite this entry
APA
alternating current. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternating%20current
MLA
“alternating current.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternating%20current. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alternating current,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternating%20current.
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