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current
noun(cur-rent)
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
Synonyms: stream,
Examples:
The raft floated downstream on the current.
current
noun(cur-rent)
a flow of electricity through a conductor
Synonyms: electric current,
Examples:
The current was measured in amperes.
current
noun(cur-rent)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
Synonyms: flow, stream,
Examples:
The current of history.
current
adjective(cur-rent)
occurring in or belonging to the present time
Antonyms: noncurrent,
Examples:
Current events.
The current topic.
Current negotiations.
Current psychoanalytic theories.
The ship's current position.

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