current

(kûr'ənt, kŭr'-)
adj.

1. 1. Belonging to the present time: current events; current leaders.
   2. 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.
   1. A flow of electric charge.
   2. 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.]

currently cur'rent·ly adv.
currentness cur'rent·ness n.

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(1) The flow of electrons through a circuit. Measured in "amperes." See amp and voltage.

(2) The latest version or model.

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Not overdue; occurring this period.

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adjective

1. Characteristic of recent times or informed of what is current: au courant, contemporary, mod, modern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute. See knowledge/ignorance, new/old.
2. In existence now: contemporary, existent, existing, new, now, present, present-day. See time.
3. Most generally existing or encountered at a given time: predominant, prevailing, prevalent, regnant, rife, widespread. See specific/general.

noun

Something suggestive of running water: drift, flood, flow, flux, rush, spate, stream, surge, tide. See move/halt.

adj

Definition: contemporary; common
Antonyms: antiquated, old, old-fashioned, past, uncommon, uncontemporary

The flow of electricity in a circuit; the unit of measurement is the ampere.

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Measured in amperes, it is the flow of electrons through a conductor. Also know as electron flow.

(DOD) 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.

i. A pilot qualified on a type of aircraft and presently cleared to fly without any additional checks.
ii. A civil aircraft that is on active register and in routine operation.

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or current

symbol: I or i; one of the seven SI base physical quantities — flow of electric charge through a conductor. The magnitude of a current is given by the amount of charge flowing per unit time. The SI base unit of electric current is the ampere.

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That which flows; electric transmission in a circuit.

• alternating c. — a current that flows in opposite directions sinusoidally.
• direct c. — a current whose direction is always the same.

n

A measure of the number of electrons per second that pass a given point on a conductor.

For a list of words related to current, see:

• Physiology - current: movement of electrical charge caused by movement of ions
• Inland Waterways and Lakes - current: swiftest part of stream
• Coastal Land, Islands, and the Sea - current: tidal movement of ocean waters
• Electricity and Electronics - current: rate of flow of electric charge through solid or liquid, measured in amperes
• Seamanship and Port - current: horizontal flow of water
• Relative Time - current: (adj) at present, now

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - aktuel, cirkulerende, gangbar, gængs
n. - strøm, strømstyrke, tendens, bølge

idioms:

• current account    kontokurant
• current affairs    aktuelle nyheder

Nederlands (Dutch)
gangbaar, algemeengeldig, zittend, stroming, stroom, huidig

Français (French)
adj. - actuel, présent, en cours, usité (un mot)
n. - (Élec) courant, flux (d'air), (fig) tendance

idioms:

• current account    (GB, Fin) compte courant, (Écon) balance des paiements
• current affairs    actualités

Deutsch (German)
n. - Strömung, Strom, Tendenz
adj. - augenblicklich, gegenwärtig, aktuell, verbreitet

idioms:

• current account    Girokonto
• current affairs    Tagespolitik, aktuelle Fragen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρεύμα, (ηλεκτρ.) ηλεκτρικό ρεύμα
adj. - τρέχων, τρεχούμενος, παρών, τωρινός, κυκλοφορών, ισχύων, σε τρέχουσα χρήση

idioms:

• current account    (οικον.) τρεχούμενος λογαριασμός
• current affairs    πολιτική επικαιρότητα

Italiano (Italian)
corrente, in carica

idioms:

• current account    conto corrente
• current affairs    attualità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - corrente (f)
adj. - atual

idioms:

• alternating current    corrente (f) alternada (Eletr.)
• current account    conta (f) corrente
• current affairs    negócios (m pl) atuais
• direct current    corrente (f) contínua (Eletr.)

Русский (Russian)
поток, ток, текущий, современный, распространенный

idioms:

• alternating current    переменный ток
• current account    текущий счет
• current affairs    текущие дела
• direct current    постоянный ток

Español (Spanish)
adj. - corriente, de uso corriente, actual, existente, en ejercicio
n. - corriente, energía eléctrica, presente

idioms:

• current account    cuenta corriente
• current affairs    sucesos de actualidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ström, elektrisk ström, lopp, strömning
adj. - gångbar, gängse, innevarande, dagens, aktuell

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
现行的, 当前的, 流行的, 流动, 气流, 水流, 趋势, 潮流, 倾向, 电流

idioms:

• current account    往来帐户, 活期存款
• current affairs    时事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 現行的, 當前的, 流行的
n. - 流動, 氣流, 水流, 趨勢, 潮流, 傾向, 電流

idioms:

• current account    往來帳戶, 活期存款
• current affairs    時事

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 현재의, 통용하는, 유창한
n. - 흐름, 전류, 풍조

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 現行の, 今の, 走り書きの, 流暢な, 現在の
n. - 流動, 潮流, 電流, 風潮

idioms:

• alternating current    交流
• current account    当座預金
• current affairs    最近のスキャンダル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تيار, اتجاه (صفه) جاري, حالي, حاضر, مألوف, شائع, متداول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שוטף, נוכחי, במחזור‬
n. - ‮זרם, תהליך, מהלך, מגמה‬

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