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Electric current

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001991

The flow of electric charge, typically carried by electrons in a conductor or ions in an electrolyte. It is measured as the rate of charge passing through a point or region per unit time. The standard unit for electric current is the ampere (A), representing one coulomb of charge per second.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001991
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: elektrischer Strom; Spanish: corriente eléctrica; French: courant électrique
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001991",
  "term": "Electric current",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The flow of electric charge, typically carried by electrons in a conductor or ions in an electrolyte. It is measured as the rate of charge passing through a point or region per unit time. The standard unit for electric current is the ampere (A), representing one coulomb of charge per second.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "elektrischer Strom",
    "es": "corriente eléctrica",
    "fr": "courant électrique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/electric-current/"
}

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