" current "

[Adjective]  | "cur*rent" | \ ˈkər-ənt \

1: occurring in or existing at the present time

2: presently elapsing

3: most recent

Origin: 14th century ;

 Latininization of Middle English corrant, curraunt, borrowed from Anglo-French curant, corant, present participle of coure, courir "to run, flow," going back to Latin currere "to run, roll, move swiftly, flow," going back to Indo-European *kr̥s-e- "run," whence also Greek epíkouros "helping, helper" (from *epíkorsos "running toward," with o-grade ablaut), Old Irish carr "cart, wagon," Welsh car "vehicle" (from Celtic *kr̥s-o-), and perhaps Germanic *hursa- {see: |horse:1|horse:1};

  * Note : The Indo-European base has generally been taken as a primary verb, though Latin is the only language in which it is so attested.;

[Noun]  | "current" 

1: the part of a fluid body (such as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction

2: the swiftest part of a stream

3: a tidal or nontidal movement of lake or ocean water

Origin: 14th century ;

 Latinization of Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Middle French courant, going back to Old French, noun derivative from corant, curant, present participle of coure, courir "to run, flow" {mat|current:1|};

[Noun]  | "current account" 

1: a bank account from which a person can take money by writing checks : checking account

[Noun]  | "current events" 

1: important events that are happening in the world

[Noun]  | "alternating current" 

1: an electric current that reverses its direction at regularly recurring intervals —abbreviation AC

Origin: 1833 ;

[Noun]  | "direct current" 

1: an electric current flowing in one direction only and substantially constant in value —abbreviation DC

Origin: 1849 ;

[Noun]  | "eddy current" 

1: an electric current induced by an alternating magnetic field

Origin: 1886 ;

[Noun]  | "rip current" 

1: a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from a shore that results from the return flow of waves and wind-driven water

Origin: 1936 ;

[Noun]  | "unidirectional current" 

1: direct current

Origin: 1883 ;

[Plural noun]  | "current assets" 

1: assets of a short-term nature that are readily convertible to cash

Origin: circa 1909 ;

[Adjective]  | "current" 

[Noun]  | "current"