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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  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.
       
          (1995-10-05)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Current \Cur"rent\, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a. ]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Two such silver currents, when they join,
              Do glorify the banks that bound them in. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents,
              whose direction . . . the navigator should know.
                                                    --Nichol.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and
        connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of
        opinion, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Current \Cur"rent\ (k?r"rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant,
     corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run,
     from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. Course,
     Concur, Courant, Coranto.]
     1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Like the current fire, that renneth
              Upon a cord.                          --Gower.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To chase a creature that was current then
              In these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.
                                                    --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand;
        circulating through the community; generally received;
        common; as, a current coin; a current report; current
        history.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That there was current money in Abraham's time is
              past doubt.                           --Arbuthnot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His current value, which is less or more as men have
              occasion for him.                     --Grew.
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     4. Commonly estimated or acknowledged.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic;
        passable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O Buckingham, now do I play the touch
              To try if thou be current gold indeed. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Account current. See under Account.
  
     Current money, lawful money. --Abbott.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Current \Cur"rent\ (k?r"rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant,
     corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run,
     from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. Course,
     Concur, Courant, Coranto.]
     1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic]
  
              Like the current fire, that renneth Upon a cord.
                                                    --Gower.
  
              To chase a creature that was current then In these
              wild woods, the hart with golden horns. --Tennyson.
  
     2. Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
  
     3. Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand;
        circulating through the community; generally received;
        common; as, a current coin; a current report; current
        history.
  
              That there was current money in Abraham's time is
              past doubt.                           --Arbuthnot.
  
              Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              His current value, which is less or more as men have
              occasion for him.                     --Grew.
  
     4. Commonly estimated or acknowledged.
  
     5. Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic;
        passable.
  
              O Buckingham, now do I play the touch To try if thou
              be current gold indeed.               --Shak.
  
     Account current. See under Account.
  
     Current money, lawful money. --Abbott.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  current
       adj : occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current
             events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations";
             "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current
             position" [ant: noncurrent]
       n 1: a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was
            measured in amperes" [syn: electric current]
       2: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft
          floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of
          air" [syn: stream]
       3: 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" [syn: stream, flow]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  current
     Αγγλικά a.
     τρέχων
     Αγγλικά n.
     το ρεύμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  current
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la currō  3 p futr actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Current
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  current
     a.
     1 Existing or occurring at the moment.
     2 Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
     3 (lb en South Asia) electric; of or relating to electricity.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.
     n.
     1 The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
     2 The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction,
  especially (lb en oceanography) (short for en ocean current nodot=a
  nocap=a).
     3 (lb en electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each
  unit of time.
     4 a tendency or a course of events

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Current
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  current
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la currō  3 p futr actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Current
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  current
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la currō  3 p futr actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Current
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  current
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 3 c urr ent)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  current
     Engelska a.
     nuvarande, innevarande
     Engelska n.
     1 flöde, framförallt vattenflöde
     2 elektrisk ström
     3 strömning, tendens

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  current /kˈʌɹənt/
  1. aktueel
  2. huidig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Current /kˈʌɹənt/
  التيار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  current //ˈkɝ.ənt// //ˈkɝ.ɪnt// //ˈkʌ.ɹənt// //ˈkʌ.ɹɪnt// 
  1. сегашен, текущ
  existing or occurring at the moment
  2. общоприет
  generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  current //ˈkɝ.ənt// //ˈkɝ.ɪnt// //ˈkʌ.ɹənt// //ˈkʌ.ɹɪnt// 
  1. стру́я
  2. ход
  tendency or a course of events
  3. ток
  time rate of flow of electric charge