current, n.
(currents)
freq. cnt. 18
(currents)
freq. cnt. 18
a flow of electricity through a conductor
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 4
current electric current
sample sentences
"the current was measured in amperes"
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2
current stream
sample sentences
"the raft floated downstream on the current""he felt a stream of air"
"the hose ejected a stream of water"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
tidal flow, tidal current
riptide, rip current
undertide, undercurrent
torrent, violent stream
eddy, twist
whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom
ocean current
hypernym
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
current flow stream
sample sentences
"two streams of development run through American history""stream of consciousness"
"the flow of thought"
"the current of history"
semantic pointers
hypernym