Definition of Current. Meaning of Current. Synonyms of Current

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Current. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Current and, of course, Current synonyms and on the right images related to the word Current.

Definition of Current

Current
Current Cur"rent, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a. ] 1. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity. Two such silver currents, when they join, Do glorify the banks that bound them in. --Shak. The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents, whose direction . . . the navigator should know. --Nichol. 2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc. Current meter, an instrument for measuring the velocity, force, etc., of currents. Current mill, a mill driven by a current wheel. Current wheel, a wheel dipping into the water and driven by the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the tide. Syn: Stream; course. See Stream.

Meaning of Current from wikipedia

- Ocean current, a current in the ocean Rip current Current (stream), currents in rivers and streams Current (mathematics), geometrical current in differential...
- An electric current is the rate of flow of electric charge past a point or region. An electric current is said to exist when there is a net flow of electric...
- Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction...
- Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of an electric charge. A battery is a prime example of DC power. Direct current may flow through a conductor...
- electromagnetism, current density is the amount of charge per unit time that flows through a unit area of a chosen cross section. The current density vector...
- A rip current, often simply called a rip, or by the misnomer rip tide, is a specific kind of water current which can occur near beaches with breaking waves...
- Eddy currents (also called Foucault's currents) are loops of electrical current induced within conductors by a changing magnetic field in the conductor...
- defended at any time and location. There are currently 18 championships in WWE. Among the five current brands, 21 wrestlers hold the championships (with...
- In economics, a country's current account is one of the two components of its balance of payments, the other being the capital account (also known as...
- A current transformer (CT) is a type of transformer that is used to measure alternating current (AC). It produces a current in its secondary which is...
Loading...