Meanings
noundisplacement current (plural displacement currents)
plural displacement currents
- electrical engineeringThe direction and rate of change of the electric displacement field at a given point of space and time. It can be expressed as a vector.
When a capacitor is charging, a current flows into one of its two plates, a displacement current flows from that plate to its other plate, and a current flows out of that other plate.
Translations
Catalan corrent de desplaçament
- corrent de desplaçamentchange of the electric displacement field
French courant de déplacement
- courant de déplacementchange of the electric displacement field
German Verschiebungsstrom
- Verschiebungsstromchange of the electric displacement field
Italian corrente di spostamento
- corrente di spostamentochange of the electric displacement field
Portuguese corrente de deslocamento
- corrente de deslocamentochange of the electric displacement field
Spanish corriente de desplazamiento
- corriente de desplazamientochange of the electric displacement field
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APA
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Chicago
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