Current (stream) definition

(1) Occurring in or belonging to the present time

"Current events"

"The current topic"

"Current negotiations"

"Current psychoanalytic theories"

"The ship's current position"

(2) A steady flow (usually from natural causes)

"The raft floated downstream on the current"

"He felt a stream of air"

(3) Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

"Two streams of development run through American history"

"Stream of consciousness"

"The flow of thought"

"The current of history"

(4) A flow of electricity through a conductor

"The current was measured in amperes"