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Definition of current



Overview of noun current

The noun current has 3 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) current, electric current

(a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes")

2. (6) current, stream

(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")

3. (1) stream, flow, 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")


Overview of adj current

The adj current has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (17) current

(occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position")