current
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English curraunt < Old French curant (French: courant) present participle of courre "to run" < Latin currere "to run".
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
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current (plural currents)
- The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
- The time rate of flow of electric charge.
- Symbol: I (inclined upper case letter "I")
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- A tendency or a course of events.
[edit] Synonyms
- (part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction): flow, stream
- (time rate of flow of electric charge): electric current
- (tendency or course of events): flow, stream, tendency
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[edit] Translations
part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction
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time rate of flow of electric charge
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tendency or a course of events
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[edit] Adjective
current (comparative more current, superlative most current)
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- Existing or occurring at the moment.
- current events
- current leaders
- current negotiations
- Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
- current affairs
- current bills and coins
- current fashions
[edit] Synonyms
- (existing or occurring at the moment): present
- (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment): fashionable, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date
[edit] Antonyms
- (existing or occurring at the moment): future, past
- (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment): out-of-date, unfashionable
[edit] Translations
existing or occurring at the moment
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generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment
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