Current

(noun.) a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); 'the raft floated downstream on the current'; 'he felt a stream of air'; 'the hose ejected a stream of water'.

(noun.) a flow of electricity through a conductor; 'the current was measured in amperes'.

(adj.) occurring in or belonging to the present time; 'current events'; 'the current topic'; 'current negotiations'; 'current psychoanalytic theories'; 'the ship's current position' .

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• Attach a closely wound coil to a sensitive galvanometer (Fig. 237); naturally there is no deflection of the galvanometer needle, because there is no current in the wire. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• This was a class of plant which the inquirers desired to purchase outright and operate themselves, usually because of remoteness from any possible source of general supply of current. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• In this diagram G<1S> and G<2S> represent two generators, each producing current at a potential of 110 volts. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The effect instantly ceases when the current is interrupted by breaking connection with either pole of the battery. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• As soon as the current flows, the coils become magnetic and attract the soft iron armature, drawing it forward and causing the clapper to strike the bell. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Mr. Sprague realized the trouble, quickly threw off the current and stopped the engine. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It was as if the eager current of her being had been checked by a sudden obstacle which drove it back upon itself. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The carbon being only slightly compressed will offer considerable resistance to the flow of current from the local battery, and therefore the signal on the local sounder will be weak. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Until the beginning of 1882 there were only a few arc-lighting stations in existence for the limited distribution of current. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The current is transmitted to the electric motors, actuating each of the wheels of the power car and the trailers. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• But if carbon and zinc are used, a current is again produced, the zinc dissolving away as before, and bubbles collecting on the carbon plate. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The latter was encumbered with barges of coal in tow, and consequently could make but little speed against the rapid current of the Mississippi. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The signals of his telegraph consisted of the bubbles of gas arising from the decomposition of water, during the action of the electric current. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• It is the drifting icebergs setting with any current anywhere, that wreck the ships. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The cylinder stops, and current operates the sluggish press-magnet, causing its armature to be attracted, thus lifting the platen and its projecting arm. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It slid from its balance, owing to the change in its course against the currents of air. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• But across that long distance these currents for many reasons grew still weaker. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• They had worked with their gliders several years, and had made new calculations of the changing angles and currents of air. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• This device not only worked with great rapidity, but was extremely sensitive, and would respond to currents too weak to affect the most delicate electromagnetic relay. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Rightly understood, these social currents would, I believe, lead to the central issues of life, the vital points upon which happiness depends. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• It is also noted that In 1874 Edison invented a method of simultaneous transmission by induced currents, which has given very satisfactory results in experimental trials. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The shifting of the air-currents means that the centre of air-pressure moves. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• More than any other generalization it illuminates the currents of our national life and explains the altering tasks of statesmanship. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• With the aid of electric currents, one clock can be made to control other clocks, so as to make them keep accurate time. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Put a vision in front of one of these currents and you can magnetize it in that direction. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The currents are then said to be alternating. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• They make that long sharp end the bow, and you can imagine how these boiling currents spin it about. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• When the bricks in E′ C′ become cooled by the passage of gas and air, the valves are again adjusted to reverse the currents of gas and air, sending them now through chambers C and E again. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• He split up the iron core of the armature into thin laminations, separated by paper, thus practically suppressing Foucault currents therein and resulting heating effect. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• For weak and infrequent currents such as are used in the electric bell, only small quantities of zinc are needed, and the expense is small. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.

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