electrical current

A form of electric current — A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.

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Meanings

nounelectrical current (countable and uncountable, plural electrical currents)

plural electrical currents

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of electric current.
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    The scientific instruments of the day recorded rapid fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field, as powerful electrical currents flowed through the upper atmosphere. Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents were induced in the copper lines.

    2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30
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