Current

/ˈkʌɹənt/ · noun

Meaning

The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid..

Definitions by Sense

1. The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
2. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
3. (electricity) Ellipsis of electric current.
4. A tendency or a course of events.
5. Existing or occurring at the moment.
6. Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.
7. (South Asia) Electric; of or relating to electricity.
8. (obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.

Example Sentences

The mantle is important to our discussion in that its viscous nature can conduct convection currents that have effects on the crust upon which we live.

current events

current leaders

current negotiations

Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.

current affairs

current bills and coins

current fashions

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Word Forms

• currents
• currenter
• more current
• currentest
• most current

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