alternating currentnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɒl.tə.neɪ.tɪŋ ˌkʌr.ənt/us/ˈɑːl.tɚ.neɪ.t̬ɪŋ ˌkɝː.ənt/abbreviation AC specializedan electrical current that regularly changes the direction in which it moves
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