English to English
current
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adjective (a)
- occurring in or belonging to the present time(adj.all)Example:
Current events.
The current topic.
Current negotiations.
Current psychoanalytic theories.
The ship's current position.
source: wordnet30 - Running or moving rapidly.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a flow of electricity through a conductor(noun.phenomenon)Example:
The current was measured in amperes.
source: wordnet30 - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)(noun.event)Example:
The raft floated downstream on the current.
source: wordnet30 - A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity.(noun)source: webster1913