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Meaning of displacement current | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The direction and rate of change of the electric displacement field at a given point of space and time. It can be expressed as a vector.

Equivalents

Examples

“When a capacitor is charging, a current flows into one of its two plates, a displacement current flows from that plate to its other plate, and a current flows out of that other plate.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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