current

Meanings

• a flow of electricity through a conductor
  • "the current was measured in amperes"
• a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
  • "the raft floated downstream on the current"
• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
  • "the current of history"
• occurring in or belonging to the present time
  • "current events"
  • "the current topic"
  • "current negotiations"
  • "current psychoanalytic theories"
  • "the ship's current position"

Synonyms

electric current, flow, stream