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cur·rent  (kûrnt, kr-)

adj.

1.

a. Belonging to the present time: current events; current leaders.

b. Being in progress now: current negotiations.

2. Passing from one to another; circulating: current bills and coins.

3. Prevalent, especially at the present time: current fashions. See Synonyms at prevailing.

4. Running; flowing.

n.

1. A steady, smooth onward movement: a current of air from a fan; a current of spoken words. See Synonyms at flow.

2. The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement: rowed out into the river's swift current.

3. A general tendency, movement, or course. See Synonyms at tendency.

4. Symbol i, I Electricity

a. A flow of electric charge.

b. The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time.

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[Middle English curraunt, from Old French corant, present participle of courre, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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current·ly adv.

current·ness n.

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current [ˈkʌrənt]

adj

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

n

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

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a mass of air, body of water, etc., that has a steady flow in a particular direction

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the rate of flow of such a mass

4. (Physics / General Physics) Also called electric current Physics

a.  a flow of electric charge through a conductor

b.  the rate of flow of this charge. It is measured in amperes Symbol I

5. a general trend or drift currents of opinion

[from Old French corant, literally: running, from corre to run, from Latin currere]

currently  adv

currentness  n

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current  (kûrnt)

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. See also electromagnetismOhm's law See Note at electric charge.

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 marblesa 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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A body of water moving in a certain direction and caused by wind and density differences in water. The effects of a current are modified by water depth, underwater topography, basin shape, land masses, and deflection from the earth's rotation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	current - a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes" electric current 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 of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" stream 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 result 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" stream, flow 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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current

noun

1. flow, course, undertow, jet, stream, tide, progression, river, tideway The swimmers were swept away by the strong current.

2. draught, flow, breeze, puff I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.

3. mood, feeling, spirit, atmosphere, trend, tendency, drift, inclination, vibe (slang), undercurrent A strong current of nationalism is running through the country.

adjective

1. present, fashionable, ongoing, up-to-date, in, now (informal), happening (informal), contemporary, in the news, sexy (informal), trendy (Brit. informal), topical, present-day, in fashion, in vogue, up-to-the-minute, du jour (French), culty current trends in the music scene
present past, old-fashioned, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, outmoded, passé

2. prevalent, general, common, accepted, popular, widespread, in the air, prevailing, circulating, going around, customary, rife, in circulation the prevailing tide of current opinion

Translations

current [ˈkʌrənt]

A. ADJ [fashion, tendency] → actual; [price, word] → corriente; [year, month, week] → presente, en curso
the current month/year → el presente mes/año, el mes/año en curso
the current issue of the magazine → el último número de la revista
her current boyfriend → su novio de ahora
to be in current use → estar en uso corriente
a word in current use → una palabra de uso corriente
the current opinion is that → actualmente se cree que ...
this idea/method is still quite current → esta idea/este método se usa bastante todavía

B. N (all senses) → corriente f
direct/alternating current → corriente f directa/alterna
to go against the current → ir contra la corriente
to go with the current → dejarse llevar por la corriente

C. CPD current account N (Brit) → cuenta f corriente
current affairs NPL → temas mpl de actualidad
current assets NPL → activo msing corriente
current events N = current affairs current liabilities NPL → pasivo msing corriente

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current [ˈkʌrənt]

n

(electrical) → courant m alternating current, direct current

(in water) → courant m
The current is very strong → Le courant est très fort.

(= trend) → tendance f

adj [tendency, event, situation, crisis] → actuel(le); [climate, system] → actuel(le); [year] → en cours
the current situation → la situation actuelle
the current issue of a magazine → le dernier numéro d'un magazine
in current use → d'usage courant
current account n (British) → compte m courant
current affairs [ˌkʌrəntəˈfɛə^rz]

npl → l'actualité f

modif
current affairs programme → émission f d'actualités
current assets [ˌkʌrəntˈæsɛts] npl (COMMERCE) → actif m disponible
current liabilities [ˌkʌrəntlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪz] npl (COMMERCE) → passif m exigible à court terme

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current

adj (= present) → augenblicklich, gegenwärtig; policy, price → aktuell; research, month, week → laufend; edition → letzte(r, s); (= prevalent) opinion → verbreitet; spelling, word → gebräuchlich; to be no longer current → nicht mehr aktuell sein; (coins) → nicht mehr in Umlauf sein; a current rumour → ein Gerücht, das zurzeit in Umlauf ist; current affairs → Tagespolitik f, → aktuelle Fragen pl, → Aktuelle(s) nt; in current use → allgemein gebräuchlich

n

(of water) → Strömung f, → Strom m; (of air) → Luftströmung f, → Luftstrom m; with/against the current → mit dem/gegen den Strom; air/ocean current → Luft-/Meeresströmung f → or -strom m

(Elec) → Strom m

(fig: of events, opinions etc) → Tendenz f, → Trend m; to go against the current of popular opinion → gegen den Strom or die Strömung der öffentlichen Meinung anschwimmen; to go with the current of popular opinion → mit dem Strom or der Strömung der öffentlichen Meinung schwimmen; if you try to go against the current of events → wenn Sie versuchen, gegen den Strom der Ereignisse anzuschwimmen; the current of public feeling is now in favour of/against … → die öffentliche Meinung tendiert zur Befürwortung/Ablehnung von …; a politician who ignores the current of popular opinion → ein Politiker, der die Tendenz(en) der öffentlichen Meinung or den Trend (in) der öffentlichen Meinung unbeachtet lässt

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current:

current account

n → Girokonto nt

current assets

pl → Umlaufvermögen nt

current-carrying

adj (Elec) → Strom führend

current collector

n (Rail etc) → Stromabnehmer m

current expenses

pl → laufende Ausgaben pl

current liabilities

pl → kurzfristige Verbindlichkeiten pl

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current [ˈkʌr/ənt]

1. adj (fashion, opinion, year) → corrente; (tendency, price, event) → attuale; (phrase) → di uso corrente
in current use → in uso corrente, d'uso comune
the current issue of a magazine → l'ultimo numero di una rivista
her current boyfriend → il suo attuale ragazzo

2. n (of air, water) (Elec) (fig) → corrente f
direct/alternating current (Elec) → corrente continua/alternata
to go against the current (fig) → andare controcorrente

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current

adj current [ˈkarənt, (American ) ˈkə:-]

of or belonging to the present current affairs; the current month; the current temperature. huidig, aktueel حاضِر، حالي، جارِ сегашен současný, nynější nuværende; indeværende gegenwärtig τρέχων, τωρινός actual jooksev, päeva-, käesolev فعلی؛ کنونی kuluva, päivän courant; actuel עָכשָיווִי वर्तमानकालिक tekuć, trenutan folyó sekarang yfirstandandi; núgildandi; nÿjastur corrente 現在の 현재의 dabartinis, dabar esantis, einamasis pašreizējs semasa actueel, huidig samtids-, inneværende, gjeldende, aktuell bieżący corrente curent; actual текущий; последний bežný, súčasný tekoč, trenuten trenutni rådande, nuvarande, innevarande, gällande ที่ใช้กันอยู่ในปัจจุบัน günümüze ait; şimdiki, bugünkü 當前的，目前的 поточний; теперішній موجوده، حالي‍ہ، چالو hiện tại 当前的

n

1 (the direction of) a stream of water or air the current of a river. stroom تَيّار مائي أو هوائي течение proud strøm die Strömung ρεύμα νερού ή αέρα corriente vool جریان virta courant זֶרֶם प्रवाह struja ár(amlat) arus straumur corrente 流れ (물, 공기 등의) 흐름 srovė straume arus stroom (elve-/hav-/luft)strøm, (-)strømning prąd corrente curent течение prúd tok tok ström, strömdrag กระแสน้ำหรือลม akıntı, cereyan 水流，氣流 струмина, потік دهارا، ل‍ہ‍ر hướng 水流，气流

2 (a) flow of electricity an electrical current. stroom تيّار كَهرُبائي ел. ток proud strøm; elektrisk strøm der Strom (ηλεκτρικό) ρεύμα corriente elektrivool جریان sähkövirta courant זֶרֶם विद्युत प्रवाह struja (villamos)áram aliran listrik (raf)straumur corrente 電流 (전기의) 흐름 srovė strāva arus elektrik stroom strøm prąd corrente curent ток prúd tok struja ström, strömstyrka กระแสไฟ elektrik akımı 電流 струм بجلى كى ل‍ہ‍ر dòng, luồng 电流

adv currently

at the present time John is currently working as a bus-driver. tans حاليّا، في الوَقت الحالي понастоящем v současné době for øjeblikket zur Zeit τώρα, προς το παρόν actualmente käesoleval hetkel در حال حاضر tällä hetkellä actuellement כָּעֵת आज-कल trenutno jelenleg sekarang núna, um þessar mundir attualmente 現在 현재 dabar, šiuo metu pašlaik; tagad masa kini op het ogenblik for tida obecnie actualmente la ora actuală теперь v súčasnosti trenutno trenutno för närvarande, just nu ในปัจจุบัน şu anda, hâlen 當前，目前 зараз; нині فى الوقت، موجوده hiện nay 当前

current account

an account with a bank from which money may be withdrawn by cheque. lopende rekening حِساب جارِ банкова сметка běžný účet checkkonto; lønkonto; anfordringskonto laufende Rechnung τρεχούμενος λογαριασμός cuenta corriente jooksev arve, jooksev konto حساب جاری sekkitili compte courant חֶשְבּוֹן עו”ש चालू खाता tekući račun folyószámla rekening koran hlaupareikningur; ávísanareikningur conto corrente 当座預金 당좌계좌 einamoji sąskaita tekošais rēķins akaun semasa lopende rekening foliokonto, kontokurant rachunek bieżący conta corrente cont curent текущий счёт bežný účet tekoči račun tekući račun checkräkning, checkkonto บัญชีเดินสะพัด cari hesap 活期存款帳戶；往來帳戶 поточний рахунок چالو كهات‍ہ tiền gửi ngân hàng được lấy ra nhưng không được trả lãi trước kỳ hạn 活期存款帐户；往来帐户

electric current (not currant ); current (not currant ) affairs.

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current → تدفق, تيار, حالى proud, současný nuværende, strøm aktuell, Strom, Strömung ηλεκτρικό ρεύμα, ρεύμα, τρέχων actual, corriente sähkövirta, tämänhetkinen, virtaus actuel, courant struja, tekući, tijek attuale, corrente 流れ, 現在の, 電流 전류, 현재의, 흐름 actueel, stroom gjeldende, strøm aktualny, nurt, prąd actual, atual, corrente поток, текущий, ток aktuell, ström กระแสไฟ, กระแสน้ำ, ที่ใช้กันในปัจจุบัน akım, akış, güncel dòng, hiện hành, luồng 当前的, 气流或水流, 电流