Basic Electrical Terms

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  1. 1. in a device, an electrical circuit of lower resistance than that of a normal circuit, typically resulting from the unintended contact of components and consequent accidental diversion of the current.
  2. 4. a device having a designed resistance to the passage of an electric current.
  3. 6. voltage or current that maintains constant polarity or direction, respectively, over time.
  4. 9. a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.
  5. 10. a quantity representing the rate of flow of electric charge, usually measured in amperes.
  6. 13. an electronic circuit formed on a small piece of semiconducting material, performing the same function as a larger circuit made from discrete components.
  7. 15. an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts.
  8. 16. Power (in Watts) = Voltage (in Volts) x Current (in Amps) P = V I
  9. 17. the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points.
  10. 19. a circuit in which resistors are arranged in a chain, so the current has only one path to take.
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  1. 2. the degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation.
  2. 3. a circuit with two or more paths for current to flow through.
  3. 5. a diagram, in particular of an electric or electronic circuit.
  4. 7. a complete and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow.
  5. 8. a material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this.
  6. 11. the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere.
  7. 12. voltage or current that changes polarity or direction, respectively, over time.
  8. 13. a substance or device which does not readily conduct electricity.
  9. 14. an impedance or circuit that receives or develops the output of a transistor or other device.
  10. 18. where the electricity comes from