flow of electricity

collocation in English

meaningsofflowandelectricity

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flow
noun
uk
/fləʊ/us
/floʊ/
the movement of something in ...
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electricity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/us
/iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, ...
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(Definition offlowandelectricityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflow of electricity

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We need to see theflowofelectricityand consider where it wishes to go.
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It is intended that there should be a two-wayflowofelectricity.
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People will not qualify, either, if they pay a landlord or housing association directly for theflowofelectricity.
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As a result, theflowofelectricity, oil, gas, and telecommunications throughout the country are linkedalbeit sometimes indirectlybut the resulting linkages blur traditional security borders.
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A combination of sub-stations, transformers, towers, cables, and piping are used to maintain a constantflowofelectricity.
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The busbars are typically connected to a power control unit that regulates theflowofelectricityand thus the temperature of the glass.
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The busbars are connected to a power control unit that regulates theflowofelectricityand thus the temperature of the glass.
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Its transmission system wasn't adequate to handle the largeflowofelectricityfrom the nuclear power stations to the north.
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Insulating links are essentially robust insulators and prevent theflowofelectricityfrom bare, suspended wires through cranes and into personnel working near the crane.
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The wire resists theflowofelectricity, and converts the electrical energy into heat.
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The surge protector stops theflowofelectricityfrom reaching a machine by shutting off the power source.
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A break or gap can develop in the conducting material, preventing theflowofelectricity.
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All common electrical conductors have some resistance to theflowofelectricity.
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One of the first to develop electrical measuring techniques, he built an instrument utilizing a free-moving needle to measure theflowofelectricity, contributing to the development of the galvanometer.
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This allows the continuedflowofelectricity.
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