electric current

noun

, Electricity.

1. the time rate of flow of electric charge, in the direction that a positive moving charge would take and having magnitude equal to the quantity of charge per unit time: measured in amperes.

electric current

noun

1. another name for current

current, electric

¹

1. The flow of electrical charge , usually electrons . ( See Benjamin Franklin .)

current, electric

²

1. The flow of large numbers of electrons through a conductor . ( See alternating current , conduction , and direct current .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of electric current¹

First recorded in 1830–40