current
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
Noun 4 meanings
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
Ellipsis of electric current.
A tendency or a course of events.
Adjective 3 meanings
Existing or occurring at the moment.
“current events”
Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.
“current affairs”
Electric; of or relating to electricity.
“current shock”
Etymology
From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.
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CURRENT at a glance
CURRENT has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + R 1 + R 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #511 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with current
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