Electric Current (Noun)
Meaning
A flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The electric current flowing through the wire heated it up rapidly creating a fire hazard.
- The electric current in the circuit was measured to be 2 amperes using a multimeter.
- Electric current is produced by the movement of charged particles such as electrons or ions.
- The strength of an electric current is determined by the number of electrons that flow through a given point in a given time.
- In electric circuits the flow of electric current is often opposed by the resistance that it encounters.