occurring in or belonging to the present time; current events; the current topic; current negotiations; current psychoanalytic theories; the ship's current position'

a flow of electricity through a conductor; the current was measured in amperes

[ Syn: electric current ]

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

[ Syn: stream ]

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

[ Syn: stream , flow ]