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Electrical Volcab
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. |
Conductor | is an object or type of material that allows the flow of an electrical current in one or more directions. |
Transformer | an apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current. |
Voltage | an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts. |
Kilowatt | 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. |