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alternating current
Physics; General physics
The electric current that changes its direction periodically.
ampere
Physics; General physics
S.I. Unit of electric current, one ampere is the flow of one coulomb of charge per second.
amplitude
Physics; General physics
The maximum absolute value attained by the disturbance of a wave or by any quantity that varies periodically.
angle of contact
Physics; General physics
The angle between tangents to the liquid surface and the solid surface inside the liquid, both the tangents drawn at the point of contact.
angle of incidence
Physics; General physics
When a light ray strikes a surface, the angle of incidence is the angle between the incident ray and the normal.
