currents

noun

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

a flow of electricity through a conductor

adjective

occurring in or belonging to the present time

Roots

currocurr- · Latin · run, flow

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Where does currents come from?

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