noun
a flow of electricity through a conductor
Synonyms
electric current
Examples
- the current was measured in amperes
noun
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
Synonyms
Examples
- the raft floated downstream on the current
- he felt a stream of air
- the hose ejected a stream of water
noun
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
Synonyms
Examples
- two streams of development run through American history
- stream of consciousness
- the flow of thought
- the current of history
adjective
occurring in or belonging to the present time
Examples
- current events
- the current topic
- current negotiations
- current psychoanalytic theories
- the ship's current position