Current :  adj : occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" [ant: noncurrent] (noun)
1: a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes" [syn: electric current]
2: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air" [syn: stream] ... ( more )

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