Other Definitions
current (enc)

Current

Noun1.current - a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity
juice - electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"
thermionic current - an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission
2.current - a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"
tidal current, tidal flow - the water current caused by the tides
rip current, riptide - a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
undertide, undercurrent - a current below the surface of a fluid
flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
violent stream, torrent - a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"
eddy, twist - a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
maelstrom, whirlpool, vortex - a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides)
ocean current - the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
3.current - dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
course, line - a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
Adj.1.current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
modern - belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time

 

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