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cur·rent    Audio Help   [kur-uhnt, kuhr-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing: the current month.
2.prevalent; customary: the current practice.
3.popular; in vogue: current fashions.
4.new; present; most recent: the current issue of a publication.
5.publicly reported or known: a rumor that is current.
6.passing from one to another; circulating, as a coin.
7.Archaic. running; flowing.
8.Obsolete. genuine; authentic.
–noun
9.a flowing; flow, as of a river.
10.something that flows, as a stream.
11.a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction.
12.the speed at which such flow moves; velocity of flow.
13.Electricity. electric current.
14.a course, as of time or events; the main course; the general tendency.

[Origin: 1250–1300; < L current- (s. of curréns) running (prp. of currere); r. ME curraunt < AF < L as above; see -ent]

cur·rent·ly, adverb

2. common, widespread, popular, rife. Current, present, prevailing, prevalent refer to something generally or commonly in use. That which is current is in general circulation or a matter of common knowledge or acceptance: current usage in English. Present refers to that which is in use now; it always has the sense of time: present customs. That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion. That which is prevalent exists or is spread widely: a prevalent idea. 3. stylish, fashionable, modish. 10. See stream.
2. obsolete. 3. old-fashioned.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cur·rent    Audio Help   (kûr'ənt, kŭr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. Belonging to the present time: current events; current leaders.
    2. Being in progress now: current negotiations.
  1. Passing from one to another; circulating: current bills and coins.
  2. Prevalent, especially at the present time: current fashions. See Synonyms at prevailing.
  3. 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; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

cur'rent·ly adv., cur'rent·ness n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
current  (adj.)
c.1300, from O.Fr. corant "running," prp. of corre "to run," from L. currere "to run," from PIE *kers- "to run" (cf. Gk. -khouros "running," Lith. karsiu "go quickly," O.N. horskr "swift," O.Ir., M.Welsh carr "cart, wagon," Bret. karr "chariot," Welsh carrog "torrent"). The noun is c.1380, from M.Fr. corant, from O.Fr. corant. Applied 1747 to the flow of electrical force. Currently "at the present time" is 1580.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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current

adjective
1. occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" [ant: noncurrent

noun
1. a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes" 
2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" 
3. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history" [syn: stream

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
current [ˈkarənt, (American) ˈkə:-] adjective
of or belonging to the present
Example: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature
Arabic: حاضِر، حالي، جارِ
Chinese (Simplified): 当前的
Chinese (Traditional): 當前的
Czech: současný, nynější
Danish: nuværende; indeværende
Dutch: actueel, huidig
Estonian: jooksev, päeva-, käesolev
Finnish: kuluva, päivän
French: courant; actuel
German: gegenwärtig
Greek: τρέχων, τωρινός
Hungarian: folyó
Icelandic: yfirstandandi; núgildandi; nÿjastur
Indonesian: sekarang
Italian: corrente
Japanese: 現在の
Korean: 현재의
Latvian: pašreizējs
Lithuanian: dabartinis, dabar esantis, einamasis
Norwegian: samtids-, inneværende, gjeldende, aktuell
Polish: bieżący
Portuguese (Brazil): corrente
Portuguese (Portugal): corrente
Romanian: curent; actual
Russian: текущий; последний
Slovak: bežný, súčasný
Slovenian: tekoč, trenuten
Spanish: actual
Swedish: rådande, nuvarande, innevarande, gällande
Turkish: günümüze ait; şimdiki, bugünkü
current1 [ˈkarənt, (American) ˈkə:-] noun
(the direction of) a stream of water or air
Example: the current of a river
Arabic: تَيّار مائي أو هوائي
Chinese (Simplified): 水流,气流
Chinese (Traditional): 水流,氣流
Czech: proud
Danish: strøm
Dutch: stroom
Estonian: vool
Finnish: virta
French: courant
German: die Strömung
Greek: ρεύμα νερού ή αέρα
Hungarian: ár(amlat)
Icelandic: straumur
Indonesian: arus
Italian: corrente
Japanese: 流れ
Korean: (강 등의) 흐름, 물살
Latvian: straume
Lithuanian: srovė
Norwegian: (elve-, *hav-, *luft)strøm, (-)strømning
Polish: prąd
Portuguese (Brazil): curso
Portuguese (Portugal): corrente
Romanian: curent
Russian: течение
Slovak: prúd
Slovenian: tok
Spanish: corriente
Swedish: ström, strömdrag
Turkish: akıntı, cereyan
current2 [ˈkarənt, (American) ˈkə:-] noun
(a) flow of electricity
Example: an electrical current
Arabic: تيّار كَهرُبائي
Chinese (Simplified): 电流
Chinese (Traditional): 電流
Czech: proud
Danish: strøm; elektrisk strøm
Dutch: stroom
Estonian: elektrivool
Finnish: sähkövirta
French: courant
German: der Strom
Greek: (ηλεκτρικό) ρεύμα
Hungarian: (villamos)áram
Icelandic: (raf)straumur
Indonesian: aliran listrik
Italian: corrente
Japanese: 電流
Korean: 전류
Latvian: strāva
Lithuanian: srovė
Norwegian: strøm
Polish: prąd
Portuguese (Brazil): corrente
Portuguese (Portugal): corrente
Romanian: curent
Russian: ток
Slovak: prúd
Slovenian: tok
Spanish: corriente
Swedish: ström, strömstyrka
Turkish: elektrik akımı
See also: current account, currently

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
current    Audio Help   (kûr'ənt)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A flowing movement in a liquid, gas, plasma, or other form of matter, especially one that follows a recognizable course.
  2. 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, Ohm's law. See Note at electric charge.

Our Living Language  : 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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cur·rent (kûrnt, kr-)
n.

  1. A stream or flow of a liquid or gas.

  2. Symbol I A flow of electric charge.

  3. Symbol I, i The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: cur·rent
Pronunciation: 'k&r-&nt, 'k&-r&nt
Function: noun
1 : the part of a fluid body (as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction
2 : a flow of electric charge; also : the rate of such flow

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

current electronics
The quantity of charge per unit time, measured in Amperes (Amps, A). By historical convention, the sign of current is positive for currents flowing from positive to negative potential, but experience indicates that electrons are negatively charged and flow in the opposite direction.
(1995-10-05)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Current

Con*cur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Concurring.] [L. concurrere to run together, agree; con- + currere to run. See Current.]

1. To run together; to meet. [Obs.]

Anon they fierce encountering both concurred With grisly looks and faces like their fates. --J. Hughes.

2. To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect.

When outward causes concur. --Jer. Colier.

3. To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond.

Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion. --Fox.

Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to Walker. --Makaulay.

This concurs directly with the letter. --Shak.

4. To assent; to consent. [Obs.] --Milton.

Syn: To agree; unite; combine; conspire; coincide; approve; acquiesce; assent.
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Current

Cou*rant"\ (k??-r?nt"), a. [F., p. pr. of courir to run, L. currere. Cf. Current.] (Her.) Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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