Concept information
Preferred term
Electric Current
Definition
- The quantity kind $\ extit{Electric Current}$ is the flow (movement) of electric charge. The amount of electric current through some surface, for example, a section through a copper conductor, is defined as the amount of electric charge flowing through that surface over time. Current is a scalar-valued quantity. Electric current is one of the base quantities in the International System of Quantities, ISQ, on which the International System of Units, SI, is based.
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- 0112/2///62720#UAD039
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Note
- "Electric Current" is the flow (movement) of electric charge. The amount of electric current through some surface, for example, a section through a copper conductor, is defined as the amount of electric charge flowing through that surface over time. Current is a scalar-valued quantity. Electric current is one of the base quantities in the International System of Quantities, ISQ, on which the International System of Units, SI, is based.
In other languages
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0112/2///62720#UAD039
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I
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تيار كهربائي
Arabic
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Електрически ток
Bulgarian
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电流
Chinese
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Elektrický proud
Czech
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French
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German
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Ένταση ηλεκτρικού ρεύματος
Greek
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זרם חשמלי
Hebrew
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विद्युत धारा
Hindi
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elektromos áramerősség
Hungarian
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Italian
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電流
Japanese
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fluxio electrica
Latin
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Arus elektrik
Malay
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جریان الکتریکی
Persian
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prąd elektryczny
Polish
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corrente elétrica
Portuguese
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curent electric
Romanian
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Сила электрического тока
Russian
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električni tok
Slovenian
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Spanish
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elektrik akımı
Turkish
URI
https://vocab.sentier.dev/units/quantity-kind/ElectricCurrent
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