The Standard Electrical Dictionary: A Complete Manual of the Science

acid action alternating current ammeter amperes angle apparatus arc lamp armature attraction axis battery brushes cable capacity carbon charge circuit commutator condenser conductor connected construction copper core current passes curve deflection device dielectric direct current disc discharge dynamo effect electric current electro-magnet electro-motive force electrodes electrolytic electrostatic energy engine equal excited field magnet filament frequency galvanometer glass heat incandescent lamp inch indicate induction coil instrument insulated iron Leyden jar light lines of force machine magnetic field magnetic needle mechanical mercury metal meter molecules motor negative ohms operation opposite oscillations parallel placed plate platinum polarity poles positive potential difference produced quantity radio receiving relay resistance ring rotation secondary shunt solution spark substance surface switch telegraph telephone temperature term terminals thermo-electric tion transformer tube unit vacuum vacuum tube vibration voltage voltaic volts waves Wheatstone bridge winding wire wound zinc