Leakage-current


[lee-kij] /ˈli kɪdʒ/

noun
1.
an act of ; .
2.
something that in or out.
3.
the amount that in or out.
4.
Commerce. an allowance for loss by .
5.
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)
/ˈliːkɪdʒ/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of leaking
2.
something that escapes or enters by a leak
3.
(commerce) an allowance made for partial loss (of stock, etc) due to leaking
4.
(physics)

n.

late 15c., from leak (v.) + -age.

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