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| AWG | Abbreviation for American Wire Gauge. |
AWM |
Designation for appliance wiring material. |
Alternating Current |
Electric current that continually reverses its direction. It is expressed in cycles per second (hertz of Hz). |
| Ambient Temperature |
The temperature of a medium (gas or liquid) surrounding the object. |
| American Wire Gauge (AWG) |
A standard system for designating wire diameter. Also referred to as the Brown and Sharpe (B&S) wire gauge. |
| Ampacity | (See Current Carrying Capacity) |
| Ampere | The unit of current. One ampere is the current flowing through one ohm of resistance at one volt potential. |
| Anneal | Relief of mechanical stress through heat and gradual cooling. Annealing copper renders it less brittle. |
| Audio Frequency | the range of frequencies audible to the human ear. Usually 20-20,000 Hz. |
| Basic Protection | A commonly used industry term for partial surge protection, usually a single MOV protecting line-to-neutral (see Full Protection). |
| Braid | A fibrous or metallic group of filaments interwoven in cylindrical form to form a covering over one or more wires. |
| Breakdown | The voltage at which the insulation Voltage between conductors breaks down. |
| Bunch Stranding | A group of wires of the same diameter twisted together without a predetermined |