"currents" in the noun sense
1. current, electric current
a flow of electricity through a conductor
"the current was measured in amperes"
2. current, stream
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"
3. stream, flow, current
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"
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