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   current

   /ˈkʌrənt/

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now: "keep abreast of current events" Similar contemporarypresent-daypresentcontemporaneousongoingtopicalin the newslivealivehappeningburningmodernlatestpopularfashionablein fashionin vogueup to dateup to the minutede nos joursinformal:trendynowinOpposite past
   • ▪ in common or general use: "the other meaning of the word is still current" Similar prevalentprevailingcommonin general useacceptedin circulationcirculatinggoing arounddoing/making the roundspopularwidespreadrifeabouttalked ofon everyone's lipsbruited aboutOpposite obsolete

   noun

   • 1. a body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement: "ocean currents" Similar steady flowstreambackdraughtslipstreamairstreamthermalupdraughtdraughtundercurrentundertowtide
   • 2. a flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles: "this completes the circuit so that a current flows to the lamp"
   • ▪ a quantity representing the rate of flow of electric charge, usually measured in amperes: "at high currents there is wasteful power dissipation"
   • 3. the general tendency or course of events or opinion: "the student movement formed a distinct current of protest" Similar courseprogressprogressionflowtidemovementtrenddriftdirectiontendencyswingtenor

   Word Origin Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘running, flowing’): from Old French corant ‘running’, from courre ‘run’, from Latin currere ‘run’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What is the difference between voltage and current?

   • Current is sometimes confused with electric potential or voltage, but a voltage difference between two points (such as the two terminals of a battery) means only that current can potentially flow between them; how much does in fact flow depends on the resistance of the material between the two points.

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   What is the difference between a current and a noun?

   • As a noun, a current can be a flow of water, electricity, or ideas. loading examples... Simply, a currant is a dried fruit used in cooking. It is either a small raisin or a red berry. On the other hand, current has a few different definitions. Often it means "happening in the present time," as in current events.

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   • Definition of current adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [only before noun] happening now; of the present time The necklace would be worth over $5 000 at current prices. Oil prices are expected to remain at current levels. What's the budget for the current year?

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   Current definition: passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing. See examples of CURRENT used in a sentence.

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   If it's in the past, it's not current. If it's out of date, out of style, or out of time, it's not current. If it's up-to-the-minute, right now, and in the present, it is current.

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