KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(physics) two laws governing electric networks in which steady currents flow: the sum of all the currents at a point is zero and the sum of the voltage gains and drops around any closed circuit is zero

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Kirchhoff's laws" is a kind of...):

law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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