current

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
2. (countable, uncountable) The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
3. (countable, uncountable) The amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
4. (countable, uncountable) A tendency or a course of events.

Adj

1. Existing or occurring at the moment.
2. Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.
3. (South-Asia) Electric; of or relating to electricity.
4. (obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.

Conceptes

corrent

🏃

actual

corrent elèctric

riu

en curs

curs

electricitat

flux

Oposat a

future, past, out-of-date, unfashionable, fashionable

Sinònims

stream

flow

present

modern

tide

topical

present-day

up-to-date

actual

contemporary

electric current

common

trend

tendency

course

new

🆕

now

running

🏃

drift

water current

advanced

flowing

jet

prevalent

general

rivulet

immediate

widespread

in vogue

torrent

ongoing

popular

electricity

fluent

fashionable

existing

recent

exist

school

🏫

epidemic

spurt

effective

river

rife

in effect

race

rip

run

predominant

present day

Traduccions

courant

corrente

🏃

corriente

actuel

Strom

actual

Strömung

corrente

attuale

gegenwärtig

stroom

actueel

aktuell

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkʌɹ.ənt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: curraunt

Cognat amb francès: courant

In summary

From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.

Frases

His current wife is Nancy Lange , with whom he has a daughter .

The current Director is Professor Frank Gannon .

Eddy current brakes are not suitable for locking a wheel .

The current president of Tyndale House is Mark D . Taylor .