Meanings
noundirect current (countable and uncountable, plural direct currents, abbreviation DC)
plural direct currents · abbreviation DC
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesAn electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesA constant electric current.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounan electric current that flows in one direction steadily
Similar
DCdirect electric current
Opposite
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Translations
Afrikaans gelykstroom
- gelykstroomconstant electric current
Arabic تَيَّار مُسْتَمِر
- تَيَّار مُسْتَمِر (tayyār mustamir)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Bulgarian прав ток, постоя́нен ток
- прав ток (prav tok)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
- постоя́нен ток (postojánen tok)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
- постоянен ток (postojanen tok)constant electric current
Catalan corrent continu
- corrent continuelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Chinese Mandarin 直流電 /直流电, 直流
- 直流電 /直流电 (zhíliúdiàn)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
- 直流 (zhíliú)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Czech stejnosměrný proud
- stejnosměrný proudelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Danish jævnstrøm
- jævnstrømelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Dutch gelijkstroom
- gelijkstroomelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Estonian alalisvool
- alalisvoolelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Finnish tasavirta, tasavirtapiiri
- tasavirtaelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
- tasavirtapiirian electric circuit in which voltage and current do not vary with time
- tasavirtaconstant electric current
French courant continu
- courant continuelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
German Gleichstrom, Konstantstrom
- Gleichstromelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
- Konstantstromconstant electric current
Greek συνεχές ρεύμα
- συνεχές ρεύμα (synechés révma)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Hindi दिष्ट धारा
- दिष्ट धारा (diṣṭ dhārā)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Hungarian egyenáram
- egyenáramelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Indonesian arus searah
- arus searahelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Irish sruth díreach
- sruth díreachelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Japanese 直流電流, 直流
- 直流電流 (chokuryū denryū)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
- 直流 (chokuryū)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Korean 직류
- 직류 (jingnyu)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Latvian līdzstrāva
- līdzstrāvaelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Malay arus terus
- arus teruselectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Norwegian Bokmål likestrøm
- likestrømelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Polish prąd stały, prąd stały
- prąd stałyelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
- prąd stałyan electric circuit in which voltage and current do not vary with time
- prąd stałyconstant electric current
Portuguese corrente contínua
- corrente contínuaelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Romanian curent continuu
- curent continuuelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Russian однонаправленный ток, постоя́нный ток
- однонаправленный ток (odnonapravlennyj tok)electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
- постоя́нный ток (postojánnyj tok)constant electric current
Spanish corriente continua
- corriente continuaelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Swedish likström
- likströmelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Tagalog tuwirang saloy
- tuwirang saloyelectric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time
Cite this entry
APA
direct current. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20current
MLA
“direct current.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20current. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “direct current,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20current.
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