cur·rent (kûr  nt, k r-)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. [Middle English curraunt, from Old French corant, present participle of courre, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] cur rent·ly adv.cur rent·ness n. |
current
Adjective
1. of the immediate present: current affairs, the current economic climate
2. most recent or up-to-date: the current edition
3. commonly accepted: current thinking on this issue
4. circulating and valid at present: current coins
Noun
1. a flow of water or air in a particular direction
2. Physics a flow or rate of flow of electric charge through a conductor
3. a general trend or drift: two opposing currents of thought [Latin currere to run, flow]
currently adv
| 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 marbles  a marble (or electron) gets pushed out the other end almost instantly, even though the marbles (or electrons) inside move only incrementally. |
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  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 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" 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 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" | |
| 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 |
current
noun 3. mood, feeling, spirit, atmosphere, trend, tendency, drift, inclination, vibe (slang) undercurrent
adjective 4. 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 << OPPOSITE out-of-date
adjective 5. prevalent, general, common, accepted, popular, widespread, in the air, prevailing, circulating, going around, customary, rife, in circulation
Translations
current [ˈkʌrnt] n → Strömung f;
(Elec) → Strom m;
adj → gegenwärtig;
(expression) → gebräuchlich;
(idea, custom) → verbreitet;
direct/alternating current (Elec) → Gleich-/Wechselstrom m;
in current use → allgemein gebräuchlich
current [ˈkʌrnt] adj → corrente; [tendency, price, event] → attuale
n → corrente f;
direct/alternating current (ELEC) → corrente continua/alternata
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 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 (강 등의) 흐름, 물살 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 전류 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 현재는 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 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 당좌 계정 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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