переменный ток
Translation of переменный ток
AC
Russian word in Latin letters: peremennyy tok
Meaning of переменный ток
электрический ток, который периодически меняет направление
electric current that keeps changing direction, like the power in homes
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Переменный ток or кондиционер?
кондиционер
кондиционер = AC as air conditioning
Don't mix them up. Cooling the room — кондиционер; electricity in the sockets — переменный ток.
В жару мы включаем кондиционер.
In hot weather we turn on the AC.
Трансформатор понижает напряжение переменного тока.
The transformer lowers the AC voltage.
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This lamp runs on AC, not on batteries.
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Эта лампа работает от переменного тока, а не от батареек.
Our home sockets give AC.
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Наши домашние розетки дают переменный ток.
переменный ток synonyms
What's the difference between переменный ток and постоянный ток
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The opposite: DC, current flowing one way, as from batteries.
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What does переменный ток mean?
electric current that keeps changing direction, like the power in homes
How do you pronounce переменный ток?
переменный ток is pronounced [pʲɪrʲɪˈmʲenːɨj tok], in Latin letters “peremennyy tok”.
How is переменный ток used in a sentence?
This lamp runs on AC, not on batteries. Translation: Эта лампа работает от переменного тока, а не от батареек.
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