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    direct current

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Electricity, Electrical, Electricity
    diˌrect ˈcurrent noun [uncountable]  HPETEE (abbreviation DC) a flow of electricity that moves in one direction only 直流电 → alternating current
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    direct current• It was Edison who designed and introduced the electrical distribution system for incandescent lighting by direct current.• In his teens he had begun to fiddle with the concept of a substitute for direct current.
    diˌrect ˈcurrent nounChineseSyllable
    that of moves Corpus flow electricity a


    direct current
    diˌrect ˈcurrent noun [uncountable]
    (abbreviation DC) a flow of electricity that moves in one direction only ⇨ alternating current


    direct currentBrE /dəˌrekt ˈkʌrənt/ 🔊NAmE /dəˌrekt ˈkɜːrənt/ 🔊BrE /daɪˌrekt ˈkʌrənt/ 🔊NAmE /daɪˌrekt ˈkɜːrənt/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (abbreviation DC) an electric current that flows in one direction only 直流；直流电流  ➡  compare alternating current