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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋkFәnt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊkʌrәnt 〕


Overview of noun current

The noun current has 3 senses


  • current, electric current -- (a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes")

  • current, stream -- (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")

  • stream, flow, current -- (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")


Overview of adj current

The adj current has 1 sense


  • current -- (occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position")