Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Direct current \Direct current\ (Elec.)
(a) A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished
from {alternating current}. When steady and not pulsating
a direct current is often called a {continuous current}.
(b)
{A direct induced current}, or momentary current of the same
direction as the inducing current, produced by stopping or
removing the latter; also, a similar current produced by
removal of a magnet.
Source : WordNet®
direct current
n : an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
[syn: {DC}] [ant: {alternating current}]