Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

return current

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: re-turn cur-rent
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The electric current in a circuit which flows back to its source, or to earth.

Example Sentences

"The return current is fed from the transformer to the wheels through brushes on each axle of the motor coach."

Inflected Forms

return currents (plural)

Questions

What does return current mean?: The electric current in a circuit which flows back to its source, or to earth.

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