current as in occurring in or belonging to the present time
- "current events"
- "the current topic"
- "current negotiations"
- "current psychoanalytic theories"
- "the ship's current position"
current as in a flow of electricity through a conductor
- "the current was measured in amperes"
Synonyms
- electric currenta flow of electricity through a conductor
current as in a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- "the raft floated downstream on the current"
- "he felt a stream of air"
- "the hose ejected a stream of water"
Synonyms
- streamto extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; exude profusely; move in large numbers; rain heavily; flow freely and abundantly; a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth ; dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; the act of flowing or streaming; something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
current as in 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"
Synonyms
- streamto extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; exude profusely; move in large numbers; rain heavily; flow freely and abundantly; a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth ; dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; the act of flowing or streaming; something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- flowthe motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) ; the amount of fluid that flows in a given time ; the act of flowing or streaming; any uninterrupted stream or discharge ; something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; move or progress freely as if in a stream; move along, of liquids; cause to flow; be abundantly present; fall or flow in a certain way; cover or swamp with water ; undergo menstruation