current
noun
- flow of water influenced by gravity as the water moves downhill to reduce its potential energy
- flow of electrical charge
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈkʌɹənt/ / /ˈkʊɹənt/ / /ˈkɐɹənt/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.
- Existing or occurring at the moment.
“current events”
“current leaders”
- Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.
“current affairs”
“current bills and coins”
- Electric; of or relating to electricity.
“current bill”
“current shock”
- Running or moving rapidly.
“For here we met, some ten or twelve of us, / To chase a creature that was current then / In these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.”
name
Etymology: Probably a variant of Currant.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.
- The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
“The mantle is important to our discussion in that its viscous nature can conduct convection currents that have effects on the crust upon which we live.”
- The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
- Ellipsis of electric current.
- Ellipsis of electric current.
- A tendency or a course of events.