direct current

Other forms: direct currents

Definitions of direct current
  1. noun
    an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
    synonyms: DC, direct electric current
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    antonyms:
    alternating current
    an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
    type of:
    electrical energy, electricity
    energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
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