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(Encyclopedia) CE5 A pendulum clock: Weight-driven clock mechanism clock, instrument for measuring and indicating time. Predecessors of the clock were the sundial, the hourglass, and the clepsydra. See also watc...battery, electric
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Lead storage cell: At the lead-dioxide electrode, electrons from the circuit combine with lead dioxide and sulfuric acid to form lead sulfate and water. At the spongy-lead electrode, lead react...potential, electric
(Encyclopedia)potential, electric, work per unit of electric charge expended in moving a charged body from a reference point to any given point in an electric field (see electrostatics). The potential at the refere...power, electric
(Encyclopedia)power, electric, energy dissipated in an electrical or electronic circuit or device per unit of time. The electrical energy supplied by a current to an appliance enables it to do work or provide some ...current, electric
(Encyclopedia)current, electric, net movement or flow of electric charge from one point to another or across some boundary. See alternating current; direct current; electricity. ...circuit, electric
(Encyclopedia)circuit, electric: see electric circuit. ...eel, electric
(Encyclopedia)eel, electric: see electric fish. ...electric charge
(Encyclopedia)electric charge: see charge.electric circuit
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Series circuit: Current is the same through each resistance; voltage divides in direct proportion to each resistance. B. Parallel circuit: Voltage drop is the same over each resistance; curr...electric current
(Encyclopedia)electric current: see electricity. ...Browse by Subject
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