Electrical Measurements
1,000 watts of energy per second.
What is a kilowatt?
Flow of electricity along a conductor
What is electric current?
Constant, even-flowing current that travels in one direction only and is produced by chemical means
What is direct current?
Protects from electrical shock by interrupting a household circuit when there is a leak in the circuit
What is a ground fault interrupter?
A form of anaphoresis; process used to soften and emulsify grease deposits (oil) and blackheads in the hair follicles
What is desincrustation?
Unit that measures the pressure or force that pushes electric current forward through a conductor
What is a volt?
The movement of electrons from one atom to another along a conductor
What is electricity?
Apparatus that changes direct current to alternating current
What is an inverter?
Prevents excessive current from passing through a circuit
What is a fuse?
Also known as probe; applicator for directing electric current from an electrotherapy device to the client’s skin
What is an electrode?
Unit that measures the strength of an electric current
What is an ampere?
Any material that conducts electricity
What is a conductor?
Rapid and interrupted current, flowing first in one direction and then in the opposite direction; produced by mechanical means and changes directions 60 times per second
What is alternating current?
Completes an electric circuit and carries the current safely away
What is grounding?
Constant and direct current, having a positive and negative pole, that produces chemical changes when it passes through the tissues and fluids of the body
What is galvanic current?
Unit that measures how electric energy is being used in one secon
What is a watt?
The path of negative and positive electric currents moving from the generating source through the conductors and back to the generating sourc
What is complete electric circuit?
Apparatus that changes alternating current to direct current
What is a rectifier?
Switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric circuit at the first indication of overload
What is a circuit breaker?
Process of infusing water-soluble products into the skin with the use of electric current, such as the use of the positive and negative poles of a galvanic machine
What is iontophoresis?
Unit that measures the resistance of an electric current
What is ohm?
Also known as insulator; a material that does not transmit electricity
What is a nonconductor?
The movement of electrons from one atom to another along a conductor
What is electricity?
Certifies the safety of electrical appliances.
What is Underwriters laboratories (UL)?
Also known as violet ray; thermal or heat-producing current with a high rate of oscillation or vibration that is commonly used for scalp and facial treatments
What is Tesla high-frequency current?