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English

/ˈkʌɹənt/, /ˈkʌɹənt/

noun
Definitions
  • The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
  • the part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) .
  • (electricity) the time rate of flow of electric charge.
  • a tendency or a course of events

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English curraunt borrowed from Old French curant derived from Latin currere root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (run, hurry).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱers-

Gloss

run, hurry

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
🎽 🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 💨

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