current : Idioms & Phrases


Account current

  • a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account.
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air current

  • noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
    air current; wind.
    • trees bent under the fierce winds
    • when there is no wind, row
    • the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
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alternating current

  • noun an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
    alternating current; AC.
    • In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second
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alternating electric current

  • noun an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
    alternating current; AC.
    • In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second
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current account

  • noun that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments
  • noun a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand
    chequing account; checking account.
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current assets

  • noun assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)
    quick assets; liquid assets.
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current electricity

  • noun a flow of electric charge
    dynamic electricity.
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current intelligence

  • noun intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation
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Current meter

  • an instrument for measuring the velocity, force, etc., of currents.
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Current mill

  • a mill driven by a current wheel.
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Current money

  • lawful money.
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current of air

  • noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
    air current; wind.
    • trees bent under the fierce winds
    • when there is no wind, row
    • the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
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current unit

  • noun a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time
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Current wheel

  • a wheel dipping into the water and driven by the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the tide.
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direct current

  • noun an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
    DC; direct current.
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direct electric current

  • noun an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
    DC; direct current.
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Electric current

  • noun a flow of electricity through a conductor
    current.
    • the current was measured in amperes
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  • a current or stream of electricity traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting substances, or passing by means of conductors from one body to another which is in a different electrical state.
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equatorial current

  • noun any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator
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garden current

  • noun cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries
    red currant; Ribes rubrum.
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humboldt current

  • noun a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west
    Humboldt current.
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japan current

  • noun a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean
    Kuroshio; Japan current.
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kuroshio current

  • noun a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean
    Kuroshio; Japan current.
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north equatorial current

  • noun an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator
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ocean current

  • noun the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
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peruvian current

  • noun a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west
    Humboldt current.
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Price current, ∨ Price list

  • a statement or list of the prevailing prices of merchandise, stocks, specie, bills of exchange, etc., published statedly or occasionally.
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rip current

  • noun a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
    riptide.
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Secondary current

  • (Elec.), a momentary current induced in a closed circuit by a current of electricity passing through the same or a contiguous circuit at the beginning and also at the end of the passage of the primary current.
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south equatorial current

  • noun an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator
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thermionic current

  • noun an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission
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tidal current

  • noun the water current caused by the tides
    tidal flow.
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