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A direct induced currentDirect current Direct current (Elec.)
(a) A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished
from alternating current. When steady and not pulsating
a direct current is often called a continuous current.
(b)
A direct induced current, or momentary current of the same
direction as the inducing current, produced by stopping or
removing the latter; also, a similar current produced by
removal of a magnet. Alternating current
Alternating current Al"ter*nat`ing cur"rent (Elec.)
A current which periodically changes or reverses its
direction of flow.
Concurrence
Concurrence Con*cur"rence, n. [F., competition, equality of
rights, fr. LL. concurrentia competition.]
1. The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together;
union; conjunction; combination.
We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the
concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade
us. --Locke.
2. A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design
or act; -- implying joint approbation.
Tarquin the Proud was expelled by the universal
concurrence of nobles and people. --Swift.
3. Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of
power or influence; co["o]peration.
We collect the greatness of the work, and the
necessity of the divine concurrence to it. --Rogers.
An instinct that works us to its own purposes
without our concurrence. --Burke.
4. A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a
concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts.
Concurrency
Concurrency Con*cur"ren*cy, n.
Concurrence.
Concurrent
Concurrent Con*cur"rent, n.
1. One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory
cause.
To all affairs of importance there are three
necessary concurrents . . . time, industry, and
faculties. --Dr. H. More.
2. One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects;
hence, a rival; an opponent.
Menander . . . had no concurrent in his time that
came near unto him. --Holland.
3. (Chron.) One of the supernumerary days of the year over
fifty-two complete weeks; -- so called because they concur
with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
Concurrently
Concurrently Con*cur"rent*ly, adv.
With concurrence; unitedly.
Concurrentness
Concurrentness Con*cur"rent*ness, n.
The state or quality of being concurrent; concurrence.
continuous currentDirect current Direct current (Elec.)
(a) A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished
from alternating current. When steady and not pulsating
a direct current is often called a continuous current.
(b)
A direct induced current, or momentary current of the same
direction as the inducing current, produced by stopping or
removing the latter; also, a similar current produced by
removal of a magnet. Countercurrent
Countercurrent Coun"ter*cur`rent (koun"t?r-k?r`-rent), a.
Running in an opposite direction.
Countercurrent
Countercurrent Coun"ter*cur`rent, n.
A current running in an opposite direction to the main
current.
CurrenciesCurrency Cur"ren*cy (k?r"r?n-c?), n.; pl. Currencies (-s?z).
[Cf. LL. currentia a current, fr. L. currens, p. pr. of
currere to run. See Current.]
1. A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a
stream; as, the currency of time. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
2. The state or quality of being current; general acceptance
or reception; a passing from person to person, or from
hand to hand; circulation; as, a report has had a long or
general currency; the currency of bank notes.
3. That which is in circulation, or is given and taken as
having or representing value; as, the currency of a
country; a specie currency; esp., government or bank notes
circulating as a substitute for metallic money.
4. Fluency; readiness of utterance. [Obs.]
5. Current value; general estimation; the rate at which
anything is generally valued.
He . . . takes greatness of kingdoms according to
their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic
value. --Bacon.
The bare name of Englishman . . . too often gave a
transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful.
--W. Irving. CurrencyCurrency Cur"ren*cy (k?r"r?n-c?), n.; pl. Currencies (-s?z).
[Cf. LL. currentia a current, fr. L. currens, p. pr. of
currere to run. See Current.]
1. A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a
stream; as, the currency of time. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
2. The state or quality of being current; general acceptance
or reception; a passing from person to person, or from
hand to hand; circulation; as, a report has had a long or
general currency; the currency of bank notes.
3. That which is in circulation, or is given and taken as
having or representing value; as, the currency of a
country; a specie currency; esp., government or bank notes
circulating as a substitute for metallic money.
4. Fluency; readiness of utterance. [Obs.]
5. Current value; general estimation; the rate at which
anything is generally valued.
He . . . takes greatness of kingdoms according to
their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic
value. --Bacon.
The bare name of Englishman . . . too often gave a
transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful.
--W. Irving. CurrentCurrent Cur"rent, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a. ]
1. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of
fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a
stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of
water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion;
as, a current of electricity.
Two such silver currents, when they join, Do glorify
the banks that bound them in. --Shak.
The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents,
whose direction . . . the navigator should know.
--Nichol.
2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and
connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of
opinion, etc.
Current meter, an instrument for measuring the velocity,
force, etc., of currents.
Current mill, a mill driven by a current wheel.
Current wheel, a wheel dipping into the water and driven by
the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the
tide.
Syn: Stream; course. See Stream. Current meterCurrent Cur"rent, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a. ]
1. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of
fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a
stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of
water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion;
as, a current of electricity.
Two such silver currents, when they join, Do glorify
the banks that bound them in. --Shak.
The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents,
whose direction . . . the navigator should know.
--Nichol.
2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and
connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of
opinion, etc.
Current meter, an instrument for measuring the velocity,
force, etc., of currents.
Current mill, a mill driven by a current wheel.
Current wheel, a wheel dipping into the water and driven by
the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the
tide.
Syn: Stream; course. See Stream. Current millCurrent Cur"rent, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a. ]
1. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of
fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a
stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of
water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion;
as, a current of electricity.
Two such silver currents, when they join, Do glorify
the banks that bound them in. --Shak.
The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents,
whose direction . . . the navigator should know.
--Nichol.
2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and
connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of
opinion, etc.
Current meter, an instrument for measuring the velocity,
force, etc., of currents.
Current mill, a mill driven by a current wheel.
Current wheel, a wheel dipping into the water and driven by
the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the
tide.
Syn: Stream; course. See Stream. Current wheelCurrent Cur"rent, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a. ]
1. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of
fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a
stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of
water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion;
as, a current of electricity.
Two such silver currents, when they join, Do glorify
the banks that bound them in. --Shak.
The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents,
whose direction . . . the navigator should know.
--Nichol.
2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and
connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of
opinion, etc.
Current meter, an instrument for measuring the velocity,
force, etc., of currents.
Current mill, a mill driven by a current wheel.
Current wheel, a wheel dipping into the water and driven by
the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the
tide.
Syn: Stream; course. See Stream. Currently
Currently Cur"rent*ly, adv.
In a current manner; generally; commonly; as, it is currently
believed.
Currentness
Currentness Cur"rent*ness, n.
1. The quality of being current; currency; circulation;
general reception.
2. Easiness of pronunciation; fluency. [Obs.]
When currentness [combineth] with staidness, how can
the language . . . sound other than most full of
sweetness? --Camden.
Decurrence
Decurrence De*cur"rence, n.
The act of running down; a lapse. [R.] --Gauden.
Delta current
Delta current Delta current (Elec.)
The current flowing through a delta connection.
Direct currentDirect current Direct current (Elec.)
(a) A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished
from alternating current. When steady and not pulsating
a direct current is often called a continuous current.
(b)
A direct induced current, or momentary current of the same
direction as the inducing current, produced by stopping or
removing the latter; also, a similar current produced by
removal of a magnet. Discurrent
Discurrent Dis*cur"rent, a.
Not current or free to circulate; not in use. [Obs.] --Sir E.
Sandys.
Eddy currentEddy current Ed"dy cur"rent (Elec.)
An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass
of metal; -- called also Foucault current. ExcurrentExcurrent Ex*cur"rent, a. [L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere,
excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See
Current.]
1. Running or flowing out; as: (Bot.) Running or extending
out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond
the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which
continues to the top.
2. (Zo["o]l) Characterized by a current which flows outward;
as, an excurrent orifice or tube. Foucault current
Foucault current Fou`cault" cur`rent [After J. B. L. Foucault
(1819-68), French physicist.] (Elec.)
An eddy current.
Foucault currentEddy current Ed"dy cur"rent (Elec.)
An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass
of metal; -- called also Foucault current. Fractional currencyFractional Frac"tion*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting
a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a
fractional part of the population.
Fractional crystallization (Chem.), a process of gradual
and approximate purification and separation, by means of
repeated solution and crystallization therefrom.
Fractional currency, small coin, or paper notes, in
circulation, of less value than the monetary unit.
Fractional distillation (Chem.), a process of distillation
so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing
considerably from each other in their boiling points, can
be separated into its constituents. Guinea CurrentGuinea Guin"ea (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.
1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for
its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea
fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the
issue of sovereigns in 1817.
The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
which it was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663,
and to go for twenty shillings; but it never went
for less than twenty-one shillings. --Pinkerton.
Guinea corn. (Bot.) See Durra.
Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
Guinea.
Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.
Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zo["o]l.), an African
gallinaceous bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the
pheasants. The common domesticated species (N.
meleagris), has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the
head, and is of a dark gray color, variegated with small
white spots. The crested Guinea fowl (N. cristata) is a
finer species.
Guinea grains (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
Amomum.
Guinea grass (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass (Panicum
jumentorum) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
and Southern United States.
Guinea-hen flower (Bot.), a liliaceous flower (Fritillaria
Meleagris) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
Guinea hen.
Guinea peach. See under Peach.
Guinea pepper (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica,
a tree of the order Anonace[ae], found in tropical West
Africa. They are also sold under the name of Piper
[AE]thiopicum.
Guinea pig. [Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig.]
(a) (Zo["o]l.) A small Brazilian rodent (Cavia cobaya),
about seven inches in length and usually of a white
color, with spots of orange and black. Incurrent
Incurrent In*cur"rent, a. [L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere,
incursum, to run in; in- + currere to run.] (Zo["o]l.)
Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the
incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.
Induced current
Induced current In*duced" cur"rent (Elec.)
A current due to variation in the magnetic field surrounding
its conductor.
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