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current
has definitions from the fields of physics,electricity
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[ adjective ] occurring in or belonging to the present time
Examples "current events" "the current topic" "current negotiations" "current psychoanalytic theories" "the ship's current position" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Prokofieff might well emerge as a cultural hero , who , by the force of his creative life , helped preserve the main stream of tradition , to which the surviving idioms of current experimentalism may be eventually added and integrated . (Sports Age, 24:9...)Considering that the current school age potential is 23 million youths , the project and its message on hunting and shooting education have many_more to reach . (Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)assemble and maintain pertinent and current scientific literature , both domestic and foreign , and issue bibliographical data with_respect_thereto ; (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)Traditionally , rates_of_pay for retired military_personnel have been proportionate to current rates_of_pay for active personnel . (H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)He concludes that some changes can made in the current orthography which will appreciably improve its usefulness , but hesitates to suggest precise graphic devices to effect these changes . |
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a flow of electricity through a conductor
Synonyms Examples "the current was measured in amperes" Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)The dependence of the arc voltage upon the mass flow velocity of the transpirating gas was investigated for various arc lengths and currents between 100 Amp and 200 Amp . This energy transfer depends_on the current , the temperature in the arc column , the anode material , and the conditions in the anode sheath . The pressure gradient producing the jet is_due to the nature of the magnetic_field in the arc ( rapid decrease of current density from cathode to the anode ) . The use of high voltages and low currents by proper design to reduce electron heat transfer to the anode for a given power output . The current was regulated by_means_of a variable_resistor and measured with a 50 mV shunt and millivoltmeter . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a steady flow (usually from natural causes)
Synonyms Examples "the raft floated downstream on the current" "he felt a stream of air" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)The flat-bottomed boat swung slowly to the pull of the current . Related terms flow torrent riptide tidal_flow eddy whirlpool undertide ocean_current stream |
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[ noun ] dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
Examples : "two streams of development run through American history" "stream of consciousness" "the flow of thought" "the current of history" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Counsel for the defense , however , shrewdly allowing himself to be swept by the current of dreadful recollections , rarely raised an objection . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11090
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