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alternating current:
- courant alternatif; CA
Wiktionary:
- alternating current → courant alternatif
- alternating current → courant alternatif

English

Detailed Translations for alternating current from English to French

alternating current:

alternating current [the ~] nomen

the alternating current (AC)
le courant alternatif
- courant alternatif [le ~] nomen
the alternating current (AC)

– Electric current that reverses its direction of flow (polarity) periodically according to a frequency measured in hertz, or cycles per second. The rapid change from positive to negative electricity of 60 or more times each second. ¹
le courant alternatif; CA
- courant alternatif [le ~] nomen
- CA

Translation Matrix for alternating current:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
courant alternatif	AC; alternating current
-	AC; alternating electric current
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
CA	AC; alternating current	AE; asymmetric encryption; asymmetric key algorithm; public key encryption

Synonyms for "alternating current":

AC; electricity; electrical energy

Antonyms for "alternating current":

direct current

Related Definitions for "alternating current":

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally²
Electric current that reverses its direction of flow (polarity) periodically according to a frequency measured in hertz, or cycles per second. The rapid change from positive to negative electricity of 60 or more times each second.¹

Wiktionary Translations for alternating current:

alternating current

noun

élec|fr courant électrique caractérisé par un changement de sens.
- courant alternatif → alternating current

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• alternating current	→ courant alternatif	↔ Wechselstrom — Elektrotechnik: Strom, dessen Richtung sich periodisch ändert
• alternating current	→ courant alternatif	↔ wisselstroom — wisselstroom

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Related Translations for alternating current

current