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Definition of Current
1. Noun. A flow of electricity through a conductor. "The current was measured in amperes"
Exact synonyms: Electric Current
Generic synonyms: Electrical Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Juice, Thermionic Current
Generic synonyms: Electrical Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Juice, Thermionic Current
2. Adjective. Occurring in or belonging to the present time. "The ship's current position"
Attributes: Currency, Currentness, Up-to-dateness
Similar to: Actual, Afoot, Underway, Circulating, Contemporary, Present-day, Incumbent, Live, Live, Occurrent, On-going, Ongoing, On-line, Online, Topical, Up-to-date, Latest, Up-to-the-minute
Also: Modern, New
Derivative terms: Currency, Currentness
Antonyms: Noncurrent
Similar to: Actual, Afoot, Underway, Circulating, Contemporary, Present-day, Incumbent, Live, Live, Occurrent, On-going, Ongoing, On-line, Online, Topical, Up-to-date, Latest, Up-to-the-minute
Also: Modern, New
Derivative terms: Currency, Currentness
Antonyms: Noncurrent
3. Noun. A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes). "The hose ejected a stream of water"
Exact synonyms: Stream
Specialized synonyms: Tidal Current, Tidal Flow, Rip Current, Riptide, Undercurrent, Undertide, Torrent, Violent Stream, Eddy, Twist, Maelstrom, Vortex, Whirlpool, Ocean Current
Generic synonyms: Flow, Flowing
Derivative terms: Stream
Specialized synonyms: Tidal Current, Tidal Flow, Rip Current, Riptide, Undercurrent, Undertide, Torrent, Violent Stream, Eddy, Twist, Maelstrom, Vortex, Whirlpool, Ocean Current
Generic synonyms: Flow, Flowing
Derivative terms: Stream
4. Noun. Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas. "The current of history"
Definition of Current
1. a. Running or moving rapidly.
2. n. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity.
Definition of Current
1. a continuous flow [n -S]
Medical Definition of Current
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