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Meaning and definition for "current" word
[noun] 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"
[noun] a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
[adjective] occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
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\Cur"rent\, n. [Cf. F. courant. See {Current}, a. ] 1. 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. Two such silver currents, when they join, Do glorify the banks that bound them in. --Shak. The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents, whose direction . . . the navigator should know. --Nichol. 2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc. {Current meter}, an instrument for measuring the velocity, force, etc., of currents. {Current mill}, a mill driven by a current wheel. {Current wheel}, a wheel dipping into the water and driven by the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the tide. Syn: Stream; course. See {Stream}.
Synonyms for current
actual, afoot(p), circulating(a), contemporary, electric current, flow, in progress(p), incumbent, latest, live, ongoing, on-line(a), present-day(a), prevailing, prevalent, rife, stream, stream, topical, underway, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute
Antonyms: noncurrent
See also: course | eddy | electrical phenomenon | flow | flowing | line | maelstrom | modern | new | ocean current | rip current | riptide | thermionic current | tidal current | tidal flow | torrent | twist | undercurrent | undertide | violent stream | vortex | whirlpool |
Related terms: absorption current, accessible, all the thing, au fait, bruited about, commonplace, conflux, direct current, electric stream, flood, flow of air, fresh, heading, indraft, instant, main current, millrace, newfashioned, proverbial, stated, steerage, stereotyped, three-phase alternating current, traditional, truistic, undertow, universally recognized, usual, watt current, whispered about
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Let's analyse "current" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNERRUC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1795 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
current: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight. |
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