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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Phase displacement

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01 A charge of phase whereby an alternating current attains its maximum later or earlier. An inductance would cause a lag, a capacity would ca…
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    A charge of phase whereby an alternating current attains its maximum later or earlier. An inductance would cause a lag, a capacity would cause an advance, in phase.(Elec.)