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Circuits
Term | Definition |
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battery | a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power |
circuit | a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place. |
open circuit | an electrical circuit that is not complete. |
cunductor | a material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this. |
transformer | an apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current. |
voltage | an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts. |
kilowatts | a measure of 1,000 watts of electrical power. |
static | (of an electric charge) having gathered on or in an object that cannot conduct a current. |