Electrical Phenomenon
A physical phenomenon involving electricity.
This concept's ID is @1~57751
Contains
- charge
The quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed...
- electric potential
The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed...
- current
A flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes".
- induction
An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed...
- distortion
A change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal;...
- resistance
A material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms.
- pyroelectricity
Generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result...
- amperage
The strength of an electrical current measured in amperes.
- skin effect
The tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of...
- dielectric heating
Heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field.
- voltage
The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a...
- electrical disturbance
Electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver...
- conductance
A material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical...
- reactance
Opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather...
- reluctance
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance).
- capacity
An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored.
- elastance
The reciprocal of capacitance.