current

cur·rent

Use current in a sentence

Current is the movement of this river over the rocks.

adjective

The definition of current is something that is happening now or something that is up to date.
An example of current is today's newspaper.

noun

Current is defined as the movement of water in a specific direction.
An example of current is when a river moves towards a waterfall.

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current

Obs. running or flowing
1. now going on; now in progress: the current month, his current job
2. at the present time; contemporary: current fashions
3. of most recent date: the current edition
passing from person to person; circulating: current money, current rumors
commonly used, known, or accepted; prevalent: a current term
Accounting
1. designating any asset that would normally be converted into cash within one year
2. designating any liability that must be paid within one year

Origin of current

altered (infl. by L) from Middle English curraunt from Old French curant, present participle of courre from Classical Latin currere, to run from Indo-European base an unverified form kers-, to run, wagon from source Gaulish carros

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
a general tendency or drift; course
Elec. 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

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current

adjective

a. Belonging to the present time: current events; current leaders.
b. Being in progress now: current negotiations.
Passing from one to another; circulating: current bills and coins.
Prevalent, especially at the present time: current fashions. See Synonyms at prevailing.
Running; flowing.

noun

A steady, smooth onward flow or movement: a current of air from a fan; a current of spoken words. See Synonyms at flow.
The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement: rowed out into the river's swift current.
A general tendency, movement, or course. See Synonyms at tendency.
I Electricity
a. A flow of electric charge.
b. The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time.

Origin of current

Middle English curraunt from Old French corant present participle of courre to run from Latin currere ; see kers- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

cur′rent·ly
adverb

cur′rent·ness
noun

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A flowing movement in a liquid, gas, plasma, or other form of matter, especially one that follows a recognizable course.
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 electromagnetism 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.

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Noun

(plural currents)

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
(electricity) The time rate of flow of electric charge.
SI: ampere (A)
CGS: esu/second (esu/s)
A tendency or a course of events.

Adjective

(comparative currenter or more current, superlative currentest or most current)

Existing or occurring at the moment.
current events; current leaders; current negotiations
Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
current affairs; current bills and coins; current fashions
Tennyson
To chase a creature that was current then / In these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.

Related terms

current account
current events
currently

Origin

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”).

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current - Computer Definition

The flow of electrons through a metallic circuit, like the flow of water down a riverbed.The direction of flow is from positive (+) pole to negative (

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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.

(3) (Current) An earlier Windows PIM from IBM that included a calendar, address book, phone dialer, outliner, word processor and Gantt charts for project tracking. It was revised by its developer, Jensen-Jones Inc., Red Bank, NJ, into a new package called Commence.

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