Current (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing: the current month.
  2. prevalent; customary: the current practice.
  3. popular; in vogue: current fashions.
  4. new; present; most recent: the current issue of a publication.
  5. publicly reported or known: a rumor that is current.
  6. passing from one to another; circulating, as a coin.
  7. running; flowing.
  8. genuine; authentic.
noun
  1. a flowing; flow, as of a river.
  2. something that flows, as a stream.
  3. a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction.
  4. the speed at which such flow moves; velocity of flow.
  5. electric current.
  6. a course, as of time or events; the main course; the general tendency.
adjective
  1. of the immediate present; in progress
  2. most recent; up-to-date
  3. commonly known, practised, or accepted; widespread
  4. circulating and valid at present
noun
  1. (esp of water or air) a steady usually natural flow
  2. a mass of air, body of water, etc, that has a steady flow in a particular direction
  3. the rate of flow of such a mass
  4. Also called: electric current physics
    • a flow of electric charge through a conductor
    • the rate of flow of this charge. It is measured in amperes
  5. a general trend or drift
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