AC

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Electricity & electronics
anodize
anti-static
arc
bitstream
brownout
capacitance
chargeable
electricity
high-voltage
homing
induction
linesman
magnet
multimeter
negatively
non-electric
non-electrical
non-electronic
solid-state
transistorized

Examples from literature

All our transmission is done at high voltage direct current. 
Electrical power is supplied to single-trolley railroads principally in the form of direct current. 
How does a conductor behave in connection with direct current and how with alternating current? 
The presence of the condenser precludes the possibility of direct current flowing in this path. 
The switches of the direct current circuits are hand-operated and are located upon boards at the right and left of the control board. 

direct current | American Dictionary

direct current
noun[ U ]
us/dəˈrekt ˈkɜr·ənt, dɑɪ-, ˈkʌr-/
physics
electric current that moves only in one direction, like the electricity that comes from a battery