alternating current

noun

: an electric current that changes its direction very frequently at regular intervals

Full Definition of ALTERNATING CURRENT

: an electric current that reverses its direction at regularly recurring intervals —abbreviation AC

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noun

: an electric current that reverses its direction of flow regularly many times per second

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