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  1. current
  2. current account
  3. current assets
  4. current balance
  5. current-bedded
  6. current bedding
  7. current cost
  8. current density
  9. current events
  10. current intensity
  11. current liability
  12. current limiter
  13. current-limiting reactor
  14. current meter
  15. current money
  16. current of action
  17. current of rest
  18. current ratio
  19. current ripple
  20. current tap
  21. current transformer
  22. current yield
  23. account current
  24. action current
  25. alternating current
  26. alternating-current resistance
  27. anode current
  28. cathode current
  29. conduction current
  30. continuous current

1cur·rent

adjective \ˈkər-ənt, ˈkə-rənt\

Definition of CURRENT

1
a archaic : running, flowing
b (1) : presently elapsing <the current year> (2) : occurring in or existing at the present time <the current crisis> (3) : most recent <the magazine's current issue>
2
: used as a medium of exchange
3
: generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment <current fashions>
— cur·rent·ly adverb
— cur·rent·ness noun
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Examples of CURRENT

  1. The dictionary's current edition has 10,000 new words.
  2. Who is your current employer?
  3. We need to keep current with the latest information.

Origin of CURRENT

Middle English curraunt, from Anglo-French corant, present participle of cure, courre to run, from Latin currere — more at car
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CURRENT

Synonyms
conventional, customary, going, popular, prevailing, prevalent, standard, stock, usual
Antonyms
nonstandard, unconventional, unpopular, unusual

Rhymes with CURRENT

currant

2current

noun

Definition of CURRENT

1
a : the part of a fluid body (as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction
b : the swiftest part of a stream
c : a tidal or nontidal movement of lake or ocean water
d : flow marked by force or strength
2
a : a tendency or course of events that is usually the result of an interplay of forces <currents of public opinion>
b : a prevailing mood : strain
3
: a flow of electric charge; also : the rate of such flow
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Examples of CURRENT

  1. Strong currents pulled the swimmer out to sea.
  2. Air currents carried the balloon for miles.
  3. The circuit supplies current to the saw.

First Known Use of CURRENT

14th century

Related to CURRENT

Synonyms
trend, direction, drift, leaning, run, tendency, tide, wind
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Other Electrical Engineering Terms

feedback, fuse, incandescent, noise, resonance

cur·rent

noun \ˈkər-ənt, ˈkə-rənt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CURRENT

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

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