Noun | 1. | current - a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes" Synonyms: electric current |
2. | current - a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air" Synonyms: stream | |
3. | current - 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" | |
Adj. | 1. | current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" Antonyms: noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time |
CURRENT, merc. law. A term used to express present time; the current month;
i.e. the present month. Price current, is the ordinary price at the time
spoken of. A printed paper, containing such prices, is also called a price
current.
2. Current, in another sense, signifies that which is readily received;
as, current money.
(electronics) | current - The quantity of charge per unit time, measured in Amperes (Amps, A). By historical convention, the sign of current is positive for currents flowing from positive to negative potential, but experience indicates that electrons are negatively charged and flow in the opposite direction. |