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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Related terms

[ English

[ Etymology

From Middle English curraunt < Old French curant (French: courant) present participle of courre "to run" < Latin currere "to run".

[ Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkʌɹɛnt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɝɹɛnt/
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[ Noun

Singular current

Plural currents

current (plural currents)

1. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
2. The time rate of flow of electric charge.
   • Units:

   SI: ampere (A)

   CGS: esu/second (esu/s)

3. A tendency or a course of events.

[ Synonyms

• (part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction): flow, stream
• (flow of electric charge): electric current
• (measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge): electric current
• (tendency or course of events): flow, stream, tendency

[ Derived terms

• undercurrent

[ Translations

part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction

Albanian: lumë f. Catalan: riu m., corrent m. Chinese: 流 水流 (shuiliu, shiu3liu2) Croatian: struja f. Czech: proud m. Dutch: stroming f., stroom m. Esperanto: fluo Finnish: virta French: courant m. German: Strom m. Hawaiian: au Hungarian: áram Indonesian: arus Interlingua: currente Italian: corrente m.

Japanese: 流れ (nagare) Lithuanian: srovė f. Maori: au Persian: جریان، جاری Polish: prąd m. Portuguese: corrente f. Romanian: curentm. Russian: поток (potók) m., течение (t'ečénije) n. Slovak: tok m., prúd Slovene: tok m. Spanish: corriente f. Swedish: ström c., strömning c. Tagalog: agos Telugu: ప్రవాహం (pravaahaM)

flow of electric charge

Czech: proud m. Dutch: stroom m. German: Strom m. Italian: corrente m. Romanian: curentm.

Russian: ток (tok) m. Slovene: tok m. Spanish: corriente f. Swedish: ström c. Telugu: కరెంటు (kareMTu)

measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge

Chinese: 電流 (dianliu, dian4liu2) Dutch: stroomsterkte f. Finnish: sähkövirta French: courant m. German: Stromstärke f. Interlingua: currente Japanese: 電流 (denryū)

Lithuanian: srovė f. Polish: prąd m. Portuguese: corrente f. Romanian: curentm. Russian: ток (tok) m. Slovak: tok m., prúd Swedish: ström c.

tendency or a course of events

Italian: corrente m. Russian: ход (χod) m.

Swedish: riktning c., ströming c., tendens c.

[ Adjective

current (comparative more current, superlative most current)

1. existing or occurring at the moment

   current events

   current leaders

   current negotiations

2. generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment

   current bills and coins

   current fashions

[ Synonyms

• (existing or occurring at the moment): present
• (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment): fashionable, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date

[ Antonyms

• (existing or occurring at the moment): future, past
• (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment): out-of-date, unfashionable

[ Translations

existing or occurring at the moment

Czech: současný m. Danish: aktuel Dutch: huidig, huidige, actueel Finnish: tämänhetkinen, nykyinen French: courant German: gegenwärtig Interlingua: currente

Italian: corrente Polish: bieżący m., bieżąca f., bieżące n. Portuguese: corrente, em curso Russian: нынешний (nýn'ešnij), текущий (t'ekúš'ij) Slovak: súčasný m. Swedish: nuvarande Telugu: ఇటీవలి (iTeevali)

generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment

Dutch: aktueel, aktuele French: actuel Italian: attuale, corrente Polish: aktualny m., aktualna f., aktualne n.

Portuguese: actual (pt), atual (br) Russian: современный (sovr'em'énnyj), текущий (t'ekúš'ij) Spanish: actual Swedish: aktuell, gällande, gångbar, innevarande

[ Related terms

• current account
• current events
• currently