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current

[kur-uhnt, kuhr-]

adjective

  1. passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing.

    the current month.

  2. prevalent; customary.

    the current practice.

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  3. popular; in vogue.

    current fashions.

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  4. new; present; most recent.

    the current issue of a publication.

  5. publicly reported or known.

    a rumor that is current.

  6. passing from one to another; circulating, as a coin.

  7. Archaic.Ģżrunning; flowing.

  8. Obsolete.Ģżgenuine; authentic.



noun

  1. a flowing; flow, as of a river.

  2. something that flows, as a stream.

  3. a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction.

  4. the speed at which such flow moves; velocity of flow.

  5. Electricity.Ģżelectric current.

  6. a course, as of time or events; the main course; the general tendency.

current

/ ˈ°ģʌ°łÉ™²Ō³Ł /

adjective

  1. of the immediate present; in progress

    current events

  2. most recent; up-to-date

  3. commonly known, practised, or accepted; widespread

    a current rumour

  4. circulating and valid at present

    current coins

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (esp of water or air) a steady usually natural flow

  2. a mass of air, body of water, etc, that has a steady flow in a particular direction

  3. the rate of flow of such a mass

  4. Also called: electric current.Ģżphysics

    1. a flow of electric charge through a conductor

    2. I.Ģżthe rate of flow of this charge. It is measured in amperes

  5. a general trend or drift

    currents of opinion

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

current

  1. A flowing movement in a liquid, gas, plasma, or other form of matter, especially one that follows a recognizable course.

  2. A flow of positive electric charge. The strength of current flow in any medium is related to voltage differences in that medium, as well as the electrical properties of the medium, and is measured in amperes. Since electrons are stipulated to have a negative charge, current in an electrical circuit actually flows in the opposite direction of the movement of electrons.

  3. See also electromagnetism Ohm's law See Note at electric charge

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • currently adverb
  • noncurrent adjective
  • noncurrently adverb
  • precurrent adjective
  • uncurrent adjective
  • uncurrently adverb
  • ˈ³¦³Ü°ł°ł±š²Ō³Ł²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ³¦³Ü°ł°ł±š²Ō³Ł±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of current1

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Latin current-, stem of ³¦³Ü°ł°łÅ§²Ō²õ ā€œrunning,ā€ present participle of currere; replacing Middle English curraunt, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above; -ent ( def. )
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of current1

C13: from Old French corant, literally: running, from corre to run, from Latin currere
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A Closer Look

Electric current is the phenomenon most often experienced in the form of electricity. Any time an object with a net electric charge is in motion, such as an electron in a wire or a positively charged ion jetting into the atmosphere from a solar flare, there is an electric current; the total current moving through some cross-sectional area in a given direction is simply the amount of positive charge moving through that cross-section. Current is sometimes confused with electric potential or voltage, but a voltage difference between two points (such as the two terminals of a battery) means only that current can potentially flow between them; how much does in fact flow depends on the resistance of the material between the two points. Electrical signals transmitted through a wire generally propagate at nearly the speed of light, but the current in the wire actually moves very slowly: pushing electrons into one end of the wire is rather like pushing a marble into one end of a tube filled with marbles—a marble (or electron) gets pushed out the other end almost instantly, even though the marbles (or electrons) inside move only incrementally.
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She said the current situation reminds her of bombings and going to shelters during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, when she was a child.

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It has a current capacity of 800, but is thought to house closer to 500 people at present.

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Shanks also said current North Sea oil and gas projects would be allowed to run to completion but reiterated that no further licenses for drilling would be granted.

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While the current environment is tough, the industry has always been difficult, and people in this business are resourceful and intentional about their work, said Murrieta of Arizona State.

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ā€œThat’s something some current political leaders don’t want you to realize. They want to demonize them and to scapegoat them.ā€

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What are other ways to sayĢżcurrent?

Something that is current is customary or in vogue. How is current different from the adjectives prevailing and prevalent? Find out on Thesaurus.com. 

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