flow of a current
1current — n. flow of electricity 1) alternating; direct; electric; high tension; low tension; oscillating current flow 2) an air current 3) an underwater current 4) against; with the current * * * [ kʌrənt] direct electric high tension low tension… …
2current — 1. noun /ˈkʌɹɛnt,ˈkɝɹɛnt/ a) The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction. : SI: ampere (A) b) The time rate of flow of electric charge. : CGS: esu/ …
3current of injury — a flow of electric current to or from the injured region of an ischemic heart, due to regional alteration in transmembrane potential. See also diastolic c. of injury and systolic c. of injury …
4Flow measurement — is the quantification of bulk fluid movement. Flow can be measured in a variety of ways. Positive displacement flow meters acumulate a fixed volume of fluid and then count the number of times the volume is filled to measure flow. Other flow… …
5Current sources and sinks — are analysis formalisms which distinguish points, areas, or volumes through which current enters or exits a system. While current sources or sinks are abstract elements used for analysis, generally they have physical counterparts in real world… …
6flow — vb issue, emanate, proceed, stem, derive, *spring, arise, rise, originate Analogous words: emerge, *appear, loom: start, *begin, commence flow n Flow, stream, current, flood, tide, flux are comparable when meaning something issuing or moving in a …
7current — [kʉr′ənt] adj. [altered (infl. by L) < ME curraunt < OFr curant, prp. of courre < L currere, to run < IE base * kers , to run, wagon > Gaul carros] 1. Obs. running or flowing 2. a) now going on; now in progress [the current month,… …
8Current sense amplifier — Current sense amplifiers (also called current shunt amplifiers) are special purpose amplifiers that output a voltage proportional to the current flowing in a power rail. They utilize a current sense resistor to convert the load current in the… …
9Current River (Missouri) — Current River River Country United States States Missour …
10Flow (psychology) — Flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity. Proposed by positive psychologist Mihály… …
