ampere A rate of electrical current equal to one coulomb per second.
conductor (in physics and engineering) A material through which an electrical current can flow.
current A fluid — such as of water or air — that moves in a recognizable direction. (in electricity) The flow of electricity or the amount of charge moving through some material over a particular period of time.
eel A fish with a snake-like body and no scales. Many migrate from freshwater to salt water when it’s time to spawn.
electric charge The physical property responsible for electric force; it can be negative or positive.
electric current A flow of electric charge — electricity — usually from the movement of negatively charged particles, called electrons.
force Some outside influence that can change the motion of a body, hold bodies close to one another, or produce motion or stress in a stationary body.
newton A unit of force named for Sir Isaac Newton, a 17th century English physicist and mathematician. One newton is an amount that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one meter per second per second.
TASER A brand-name of version of a “conducted electrical weapon” used by police, the military, prisons, security guards and others. It sends out electrodes that deliver a stunning discharge of electricity into a person to incapacitate them. Such devices are popularly referred to as stun guns.
