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current

/'kɜrənt/

Synonyms of current Antonyms of current Examples of current Usage of current Parts of current Definition that contains current Words sounding like current Explanation of current

noun
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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"the raft floated downstream on the current"

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stream

type of:
flow flowing
noun
a flow of electricity through a conductor
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"the current was measured in amperes"

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electric current

type of:
electrical phenomenon
noun
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
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"the current of history"

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flow stream

type of:
line course
adjective
occurring in or belonging to the present time
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"current events" "the current topic" "current negotiations" "current psychoanalytic theories" "the ship's current position"

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contemporary incumbent latest live occurrent on-going on-line ongoing online present-day underway topical up-to-date up-to-the-minute up to date actual afoot circulating

Opposite:

noncurrent

Examples of current

"the raft floated downstream on the current"
"the current was measured in amperes"
"the current of history"
"current events"
"the current topic"
"current negotiations"
"current psychoanalytic theories"
"the ship's current position"