current
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(adjective) occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
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Antonyms: noncurrent |
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(noun) a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air" |
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Synonyms: stream |
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Related Words: eddy, flow, flowing, maelstrom, ocean current, rip current, riptide, tidal current, tidal flow, torrent, twist, undercurrent, undertide, violent stream, vortex, whirlpool |
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(noun) a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes" |
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Synonyms: electric current |
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Related Words: electrical phenomenon, thermionic current |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: flow, stream |
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Related Words: course, line |
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