leakage-current

leak·age-cur·rent

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Definitions of leakage-current word

noun leakage-current an act of leaking; leak. 1
noun leakage-current something that leaks in or out. 1
noun leakage-current the amount that leaks in or out. 1
noun leakage-current Commerce. an allowance for loss by leaking. 1
noun leakage-current Physics, Electricity. the loss of all or part of a useful agent, as of the electric current that flows through an insulator (leakage current) or of the magnetic flux that passes outside useful flux circuits (leakage flux) 1

before 1480

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1480-90; leak + -age

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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