faradic
of or relating to a discontinuous, asymmetric, alternating current from the secondary winding of an induction coil.
Origin of faradic
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How to use faradic in a sentence
With the faradic current just as with the manipulating fingers, there are sore spots that the patient describes as bruised.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawIt was from none of these that I stumbled on the fact that faradic electricity would cure hay fever.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawSo I will not argue the matter at all, but simply state the result of my observation that faradic electricity cures hay-fever.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawThe current usually used is the faradic; the induced alternate current from an induction coil.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. SteeleSevere cases were sometimes treated by strong faradic currents of electricity which were extremely painful.
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British Dictionary definitions for faradic
faradaic (ˌfærəˈdeɪɪk)
/ (fəˈrædɪk) /
of or concerned with an intermittent asymmetric alternating current such as that induced in the secondary winding of an induction coil
Origin of faradic
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