WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

currents

 
Noun current has 3 senses
  1. current, electric current - a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
    --1 is a kind of electrical phenomenon
    --1 has particulars: juice; thermionic current
  2. current, stream - a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"
    --2 is a kind of flow, flowing
    --2 has particulars:
     tidal flow, tidal current; riptide, rip current; undertide, undercurrent; torrent, violent stream; eddy, twist; whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom; ocean current
  3. stream, flow, 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"
    --3 is a kind of course, line
current liabilities current of air current produce energy current speaker of house current unit currentley currently currentness currents currer bell curriclar curricula curriculam curriculam viate curriculam vitae curricular curriculium

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus