current meaning and definition

CURRENT noun

Definition of current (noun)

1. a flow of electricity through a conductor
   • "the current was measured in amperes"
   • synonyms: electric current
2. 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: stream
3. 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: flow, stream

CURRENT adjective

Definition of current (adjective)

1. occurring in or belonging to the present time
   • "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
   • antonym: noncurrent