current density

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the amount of current flowing through a given cross-sectional area in a given time interval: usually measured in amperes per square centimeter.

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current density British  

noun

1.  J.  the ratio of the electric current flowing at a particular point in a conductor to the cross-sectional area of the conductor taken perpendicular to the current flow at that point. It is measured in amperes per square metre

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Example Sentences

More spectacularly, it was predicted that this field would generate an inductance that is proportional to the rate of change of the current density.

From Nature

A reduction in current density will be needed to increase the speed and reduce the energy consumption of the authors’ system.

From Nature

Oakland’s law allows owners to add one or two more units to an apartment building, above the current density cap.

From Los Angeles Times

For batteries to be at a point where they make sense in small-scale aviation they will need to achieve about five times their current density.

From The Verge

Current density dependence of peroxide formation in the Li–O2 battery and its effect on charge.

From Nature