2006-09-02 01:05:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Definitions of current on the Web:
a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"
stream: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
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2006-09-02 01:10:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many definitions.
cur·rent (kûr“…nt, k¾r“-) adj. 1. Abbr. cur. a. Belonging to the present time: current events; current leaders. b. Being in progress now: current negotiations. 2. Passing from one to another; circulating: current bills and coins. 3. Prevalent, especially at the present time: current fashions. See Synonyms at prevailing. 4. Running; flowing. --cur·rent n. 1. A steady, smooth onward movement: a current of air from a fan; a current of spoken words. See Synonyms at flow. 2. The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement: rowed out into the river's swift current. 3. A general tendency, movement, or course. See Synonyms at tendency. 4. Symbol i, I Electricity. a. A flow of electric charge. b. The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time. [Middle English curraunt, from Old French corant, present participle of courre, to run, from Latin currere. See kers- below.] --cur“rent·ly adv. --cur“rent·ness n.
2006-09-02 12:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by frodobaggins115 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electric current is defined as the rate of flow of electric charge through a cross section of a conductor.
Electric current is measured in amperes.
the formula for electric current is:
current= charge/ time
therefore, the current in a conductor is said to be one ampere if a charge of 1 coulomb flows through it for 1 second.
2006-09-02 08:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by mj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
current is the flow of anything. for example, if charges flow in a conductor, its called electric current. if water flows in a channel, its called a water current.. etc
if ur looking for the definition of electric current,
Electric current is defined as the rate of flow of electric charges through an element of a conductor.
2006-09-02 08:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by Vishal P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Current in terms of electrical engineer: These can be defined as AC Current or DC current.AC, IS A CURRENT WHICH ALTERNATIVELY REVERSES ITS DIRECTION IN A CIRCUIT IN A PERIODIC MANNER.DC, IS A CURRENT FLOWING IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY AND OF UNIFORM STRENGTH FREE FROM PULSATION.
2006-09-02 08:17:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A current is a berry or the present time.
2006-09-02 08:11:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
current is the flow of electrons thru a circut.it is measured in ampere.its symbol is A.
2006-09-02 09:57:10 · answer #7 · answered by adj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's not a berry > maybe what you mean is currant
whereas, current means now, at the present existing real time
2006-09-02 08:16:29 · answer #8 · answered by i heart chewie chewbacca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
electron flow. Amperes
2006-09-02 08:10:40 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presently ellapsing. How is this a quotation? This should be in words and wordplay.
2006-09-02 08:08:26 · answer #10 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋