current
Moving water's path
Current describes what flows or what exists now.
Water currents and electrical currents move through channels; air currents move through atmosphere.
The currency of money flows through economies.
What is current is happening in the present moment: current events, the current issue of a magazine, my current address.
A currant, spelled differently, is a small dried grape or berry.
Unit of electrical flow
- voltElectromotive force unit
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
watt · ohm · transformer · capacitor · inductor · semiconductor · diode · rectifier
Gift or current moment
- nowThe present moment
- todayThis present day
- contemporaryOf the present age
- modernOf recent times
ongoing · latest · recent · existing · prevailing · up-to-date · real-time · live
Steady continuous flow
- channelPassage for transmission
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- circulationMovement through a system
- driftGradual movement, no direction
torrent · cascade · trickle · eddy · vortex · undertow · riptide · downstream
Ocean's cyclical swell
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- riptideDangerous outward current
- undertowSubsurface seaward current
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
upwelling · Humboldt · thermohaline · tidal · coastal · marine · nautical · buoy
Era's dominant mentality
- voguePrevailing popular style
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- prevailingMost common or accepted
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
popular · tendency · movement · sentiment · opinion · climate · mood · thinking
Hollow receiving cavity
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
- outletPoint of release
prong · surge · extension · power strip · wall plate · receptacle · grounded · polarized
Dangerous outward current
Currency for transactions
- circulationMovement through a system
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- banknotePrinted legal tender
- coinStamped metal currency
exchange · monetary · fiat · valid · denomination · issuance · reserve
ampere
Unit of electrical flow
resistor · watt · ohm · transformer · capacitor · inductor · semiconductor · diode · rectifier · insulator
present
Gift or current moment
- nowThe present moment
- todayThis present day
- contemporaryOf the present age
modern · ongoing · latest · recent · existing · prevailing · up-to-date · real-time · live · moment
stream
Steady continuous flow
- channelPassage for transmission
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- circulationMovement through a system
drift · torrent · cascade · trickle · eddy · vortex · undertow · riptide · downstream · upstream
tide
Ocean's cyclical swell
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- riptideDangerous outward current
- undertowSubsurface seaward current
gyre · upwelling · Humboldt · thermohaline · tidal · coastal · marine · nautical · buoy · swimmer
zeitgeist
Era's dominant mentality
- voguePrevailing popular style
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- prevailingMost common or accepted
mainstream · popular · tendency · movement · sentiment · opinion · climate · mood · thinking · attitude
socket
Hollow receiving cavity
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
outlet · prong · surge · extension · power strip · wall plate · receptacle · grounded · polarized · USB port
riptide
Dangerous outward current
descent · safety stop · dive flag · thermocline · visibility
money
Currency for transactions
- circulationMovement through a system
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- banknotePrinted legal tender
coin · exchange · monetary · fiat · valid · denomination · issuance · reserve
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- naturesun, moon, sky, trees, water
- ocean thingsocean, wave, dolphin, whale, fish
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- powerauthority, electric power, nuclear power, solar power, wind power
- current eventsRecent notable happenings
- paper currencyPrinted money sheets
- electric currentCharge flow through conductors
- currency convertersTools calculating exchange rates
- current affairsOngoing public events
- currency exchangeConverting between national monies
currency, currently, recurrent, currents, concurrent, undercurrent, currencies, concurrently, direct current