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

2. Adjective. Occurring in or belonging to the present time. "The ship's current position"

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

4. Noun. Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas. "The current of history"
Exact synonyms: Flow, Stream
Generic synonyms: Course, Line

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

1. The amount of charge carried per unit time. (09 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Current

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