current
IPA: kˈɝʌnt
noun
- The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
- The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current.
- (electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
- a tendency or a course of events
- A surname.
adjective
- Existing or occurring at the moment.
- Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
- (South Asia) Electric; of or relating to electricity.
- (obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.
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Examples of "current" in Sentences
- The primary current is the conduction current.
- The emitter current is sum of the collector and base currents.
- It is the current description of gravitation in modern physics.
- Today this current would be called the quiescent or standing current.
- The most recent example is the appointment of the current headteacher.
- The clubs current sponsor is the Hogshead Bar in Omagh Recent Promotions.
- The device serves to attenuate spikes of current and to limit peak currents.
- The current format of the listing on Recent Changes is intrusive and tedious.
- None of the current devices presents the cosmetic appearance of a living eye.
- The object of the present invention is a direct current operated electromagnet.
- An electric current produces a magnet, and _a magnet also may be made to produce an electric current_.
- {remove x from list} return {break} end else {x not yet found} current: = current↑. next end end end; {DELETE} Fig. 4.12.
- # Alternatively, we could just use makeobj in the commands below ... current = ` pwd ` if [ "$srcFolder" = "$current"]; then cb fi
- We needed to be inventive about wording in the communique in consideration for a country that did not want to use the term 'current account balance'...
- # substitute build dir with src dir dest = ` pwd | sed - e s, $KDE_BUILD, $KDE_SRC, ` current = ` pwd ` if [ "$dest" = "$current"]; then cd "$KDE_SRC" else cd "$dest" fi fi
- Now when a current acts by induction upon conducting matter lateral to it, it probably acts upon the electricity in that conducting matter whether it be in the form of a _current_ or
- x then goto add; {break} current: = current↑. next end; add: {current is now the cell after which x is to be inserted} new (newcell); newcell↑. element: = x; newcell↑. next: = current↑. next; current↑. next: = newcell end; {INSERT} Fig. 4.6.
- * @param string $current is the current value of the option in use (used to set the selected option in the list) * @param string $options should be an array of the options to be generated function generate_option_list ($current, $options) $list = ""; foreach ($options as $curopt) $sel = ""; if ($current = = $curopt) $sel = "selected = \" selected\ "";
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