Current Definition
kûrənt, kŭr-
currents
adjective
At the present time; contemporary.
Current fashions.
Webster's New World
Now going on; now in progress.
The current month, his current job.
Webster's New World
Running or flowing.
Webster's New World
Prevalent, especially at the present time.
Current fashions.
American Heritage
Passing from person to person; circulating.
Current money, current rumors.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- noncurrent
- past
- old-fashioned
- old
- uncommon
- uncontemporary
- antiquated
noun
currents
A steady, smooth onward flow or movement.
A current of air from a fan; a current of spoken words.
American Heritage
The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement.
Rowed out into the river's swift current.
American Heritage
A flow of water or air, esp. when strong or swift, in a definite direction; specif., such a flow within a larger body of water or mass of air.
Webster's New World
A general tendency or drift; course.
Webster's New World
The flow or rate of flow of electrons, ions, or holes in a conductor or medium between two points having a difference in potential, measured in amperes and equal to the ratio of the voltage to the resistance: symbol, I.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Current
Noun
Singular:
currentPlural:
currentsOrigin of Current
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From Middle English curraunt, from Old French curant (French: courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere, present active infinitive of currō (“I run”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English curraunt from Old French corant present participle of courre to run from Latin currere kers- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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