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current (1) The flow of electrons through a circuit. Measured in "amperes." See amp and voltage.(2) The latest version or model. (3) (Current) An earlier Windows PIM from IBM that included a calendar, address book, phone dialer, outliner, word processor and Gantt charts for project tracking. It was revised by its developer, Jensen-Jones Inc., Red Bank, NJ, into a new package called Commence. current 1. a mass of air, body of water, etc., that has a steady flow in a particular direction 2. the rate of flow of such a mass 3. Physics a. a flow of electric charge through a conductor b. the rate of flow of this charge. It is measured in amperes current [′kər·ənt] (electricity) The net transfer of electric charge per unit time; a specialization of the physics definition. Also known as electric current. (physics) The rate of flow of any conserved, indestructible quantity across a surface per unit time. current The flow of electricity in a circuit; the unit of measurement is the ampere.
Current (i), a scalar quantity characterizing the time rate of flow of electric charge. It is equal to the ratio of the charge Δq transported through the cross section of a conductor in the time Δt to the time: i = Δq/Δt. The unit of current is the ampere. Current is measured by means of ammeters. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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