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DIRECT CURRENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does direct current mean? 

DIRECT CURRENT (noun)
  The noun DIRECT CURRENT has 1 sense:

1. an electric current that flows in one direction steadilyplay

  Familiarity information: DIRECT CURRENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIRECT CURRENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An electric current that flows in one direction steadily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

DC; direct current; direct electric current

Hypernyms ("direct current" is a kind of...):

electrical energy; electricity; power (energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor)

Antonym:

alternating current (an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally)


 Context examples 


Ion transfer of topical solution into the epidermis and mucous membranes of body by continuous direct current.

(Iontophoresis Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

Then for three days, they unknowingly received either active or sham (fake) transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS.

(Brain stimulation limits calories consumed in adults with obesity, NIH)

An electrical device that converts direct current to alternating current.

(Inverter Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

A valve designed to control the flow of air to a carburetor or a coil in an electronic circuit that passes direct current and attenuates alternating current.

(Choke Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with any deviations from device documented performance specifications relating to devices, circuits, or systems utilizing electrons and in association with components to convert, control and condition of electric power (alternating or direct current), and of voltage and current.

(Medical Device Electronic Property Issue, Food and Drug Administration)



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