current

nounadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈkʌɹənt//
Australia//ˈkɐɹənt//
//ˈkʊɹənt//

The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

noun

1
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
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.
2
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
3
Ellipsis of electric current. electricity, power in general.
4
A tendency or a course of events.
5
Variant of electric currentEllipsis of electric current.

Etymology

From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.

adjective

1
Existing or occurring at the moment.
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.
2
Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.
current affairs
current bills and coins
current fashions
That there was current money in Abraham's time is past doubt.
3
Electric; of or relating to electricity.
current bill
current shock
4
obsoleteRunning or moving rapidly.
For here we met, some ten or twelve of us, / To chase a creature that was current then / In these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.

Forms

plural: currents
comparative: currenter, more current
superlative: currentest, most current

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current · The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

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