intermittent current

noun

Electricity.

1. a direct current that is interrupted at intervals.

Example Sentences

This intermittent current is sent to an amplifier, relayed thence to a line of electromagnets, each of which controls a needle in the loom.

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The chemical action that takes place is therefore very small, as the intermittent current sent out from the transmitter in some cases only lasts from 1/50th to 1/100th a second.

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Diagram showing effects of capacity on an intermittent current 5 2.

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The effect of capacity upon an intermittent current is clearly shown in Fig.

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The function of the transmitter is therefore to send to the relay R an intermittent current of varying duration.

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