intermittent current

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. a direct current that is interrupted at intervals.

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Example Sentences

This intermittent current is sent to an amplifier, relayed thence to a line of electromagnets, each of which controls a needle in the loom.

From Time Magazine Archive

It consists essentially of a needle, rapidly jogged up and down by means of an electro-magnet actuated by an intermittent current of electricity.

From Heroes of the Telegraph by Munro, John

The other cells, which are better adapted for intermittent current, are commonly used on circuits which stand open most of the time and are closed only occasionally when their current is desired.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

The effect of capacity upon an intermittent current is clearly shown in Fig.

From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Martin, Marcus J.

Any intermittent current can be transformed as regards its intensity.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald