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Record 1 2018-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
DEF

An alternating current that reaches its maximum value up to 90 degrees ahead of the voltage that it produces.

OBS

leading current: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
CONT

[...] un circuit ne comportant qu'une source de tension alternative et un condensateur est le siège d'un courant en avance de 90 degrés par rapport à la tension.

OBS

courant en avance : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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