Current — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a flow of electricity through a conductor

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪdʒˈɛstᵻdli/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌɹənt/

2 syllables Say it as /daɪdʒˈɛstᵻdli/.

Examples

the current was measured in amperes
the raft floated downstream on the current
he felt a stream of air

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

electric current flow stream

Antonyms

noncurrent

Parts of Speech

noun	a flow of electricity through a conductor “the current was measured in amperes”
noun	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) “the raft floated downstream on the current”
noun	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas “two streams of development run through American history”
adjective	occurring in or belonging to the present time “current events”

Word Forms

stream	verb	flow freely and abundantly
currency	noun	the property of belonging to the present time
currentness	noun	the property of belonging to the present time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aktuell

ein Stromfluss durch einen Leiter

🇫🇷French

actuel

un flux d'électricité à travers un conducteur

🇪🇸Spanish

actual

un flujo de electricidad a través de un conductor

🇮🇹Italian

attuale

un flusso di energia elettrica attraverso un conduttore

🇳🇱Dutch

huidig

een stroom van elektriciteit door een geleider

🇵🇹Portuguese

atual

um fluxo de eletricidade através de um condutor

🇷🇺Russian

текущий

поток электричества через проводник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मौजूदा

किसी चालक के माध्यम से विद्युत का प्रवाह

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্তমান

একটি কন্ডাকটরের মাধ্যমে বিদ্যুতের প্রবাহ

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்போதைய

ஒரு கடத்தி மூலம் மின்சார ஓட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రస్తుత

కండక్టర్ ద్వారా విద్యుత్ ప్రవాహం

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्तमान

कंडक्टरद्वारे विजेचा प्रवाह

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્તમાન

કંડક્ટર દ્વારા વીજળીનો પ્રવાહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ

ವಾಹಕದ ಮೂಲಕ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಹರಿವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലവിലെ

ഒരു കണ്ടക്ടറിലൂടെയുള്ള വൈദ്യുതി പ്രവാഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੌਜੂਦਾ

ਇੱਕ ਕੰਡਕਟਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

موجودہ

کنڈکٹر کے ذریعے بجلی کا بہاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

当前的

通过导体的电流

🇯🇵Japanese

現在

導体を通る電気の流れ

🇰🇷Korean

현재의

도체를 통한 전기의 흐름

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiện hành

dòng điện chạy qua vật dẫn

🇹🇭Thai

ปัจจุบัน

การไหลของกระแสไฟฟ้าผ่านตัวนำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

saat ini

aliran listrik melalui konduktor

🇵🇭Filipino

kasalukuyang

isang daloy ng kuryente sa pamamagitan ng isang konduktor

🇲🇾Malay

semasa

aliran elektrik melalui konduktor

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاضِر

تدفق الكهرباء من خلال موصل

🇮🇷Persian

جاری

جریان الکتریسیته از طریق یک هادی

🇹🇷Turkish

akım

bir iletken üzerinden elektrik akışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹכְחִי

זרימת חשמל דרך מוליך

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