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DIRECT CURRENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electric current that flows in one direction steadily
Synonyms:
DC; direct current; direct electric current
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
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)