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What electrical term is AC an abbreviation for?

on Jun 17, 2025

Published in Science Trivia

Acting Current
Altitude Current
Alternating Current
Approximate Current

Alternating Current. Nikola Tesla invented the alternating-current generator; in 1893 Westinghouse used AC to light the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

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