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A bidirectional current (BidC) is an electric current which both charges and discharges at once. It is a current that flows primarily in one direction
Bidirectional_current
Series of language models developed by Google AI
Bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT) is a language model introduced in October 2018 by researchers at Google. It learns to represent
BERT_(language_model)
Type of artificial neural network
Bidirectional recurrent neural networks (BRNN) connect two hidden layers of opposite directions to the same output. With this form of generative deep
Bidirectional recurrent neural networks
Bidirectional_recurrent_neural_networks
Optimized search algorithm
Bidirectional search is a graph search algorithm that finds a shortest path from an initial vertex to a goal vertex in a directed graph. It runs two simultaneous
Bidirectional_search
Method of referencing visual computer data
bibliographies, indexes, and glossaries. In some hypertext, hyperlinks can be bidirectional: they can be followed in two directions, so both ends act as anchors
Hyperlink
Type of electronic circuit
inverting bidirectional DC-to-DC converter SEPIC bidirectional DC-to-DC converter CUK bidirectional DC-to-DC converter Multiple isolated bidirectional DC-to-DC
DC-to-DC_converter
Movement of ions in an electrical field
(December 1993). "Metal electromigration damage healing under bidirectional current stress". IEEE Electron Device Letters. 14 (12): 554–556. Bibcode:1993IEDL
Electromigration
Transistor amplifier
push-pull signal processing allowed modulation of bipolar voltages and bidirectional currents. The Blackmer cell, which has been manufactured since 1973, is the
Blackmer_gain_cell
Organism that produces both male and female gametes
any terminal phase male when those males die or abandon the group. Bidirectional sex changers: Where an organism has female and male reproductive organs
Hermaphrodite
Medical intervention
The bidirectional Glenn (BDG) shunt, or bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis, is a surgical technique used in pediatric cardiac surgery procedure used
Bidirectional_Glenn_procedure
Algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
Planning A* (LPA*) New Bidirectional A* (NBA*) Simplified Memory bounded A* (SMA*) Theta* A* can also be adapted to a bidirectional search algorithm, but
A*_search_algorithm
Algorithm for finding shortest paths
O(b1+⌊C* ⁄ ε⌋). Further optimizations for the single-target case include bidirectional variants, goal-directed variants such as the A* algorithm (see § Related
Dijkstra's_algorithm
Star-shaped organisms
unidirectional regeneration, disk-dependent bidirectional regeneration, and disk-independent bidirectional regeneration. In each case, regenerative capacity
Starfish_regeneration
Type of solid-state switch
gate structure that can shut down anode current flow TRIAC: Triode for Alternating Current: A bidirectional switching device containing two thyristor
Thyristor
Electric pickup truck
support up to 11.5 kW of vehicle-to-home (V2H) AC output. Enabling bidirectional energy transfer to a home requires a Tesla Wall Connector and either
Tesla_Cybertruck
Electronic component
avalanche diode, but is made and tested to handle very large peak currents. A bidirectional transient-voltage-suppression diode can be represented by two
Transient-voltage-suppression diode
Transient-voltage-suppression_diode
Class of artificial neural network
directions. These two are often combined, giving the bidirectional LSTM architecture. Around 2006, bidirectional LSTM started to revolutionize speech recognition
Recurrent_neural_network
Solid-state semiconductor device
alternating current; also bidirectional triode thyristor or bilateral triode thyristor) is a three-terminal electronic component that conducts current in either
TRIAC
Device storing number of times an event or process occurred
out unsigned(31 downto 0) -- current counter value ); end bidirectional_counter; architecture behavioral of bidirectional_counter is signal counter : unsigned(31
Counter_(digital)
Device that converts energy from one form to another
printer driver, robot control system), a human, or any other input. Bidirectional transducers can convert physical phenomena to electrical signals and
Transducer
Electronic component
the preferred choice for bidirectional devices. Bidirectional opto-isolators built around pairs of GaAs:Si LEDs have current transfer ratio of around
Opto-isolator
Serial communication bus
signals: serial data line (SDA) and serial clock line (SCL). Both are bidirectional and pulled up with resistors. Typical voltages used are +5 V or +3.3 V
I2C
Region of DNA encouraging transcription
Bidirectional promoters are short (<1 kbp) intergenic regions of DNA between the 5' ends of the genes in a bidirectional gene pair. A "bidirectional gene
Promoter_(genetics)
Mazhab Jafari, Hamed; Genov, Roman (2013). "Chopper-Stabilized Bidirectional Current Acquisition Circuits for Electrochemical Amperometric Biosensors"
CMOS_amplifier
Algorithm for modelling sequential data
systems, such as generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs) and BERT (bidirectional encoder representations from transformers). For many years, sequence
Transformer_(deep_learning)
International standards for vehicle charging technology
for electric vehicle conductive charging systems, parts of which are currently still under development(written 2017). IEC 61851 is one of the International
IEC_61851
Two-terminal electronic component that limits current to a specified maximum
one polarity for it to operate as a CLD, whereas other devices are bidirectional and can operate properly with either polarity. Wide-bandgap materials
Constant-current_diode
Protocol (TCP) and the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) only need one port for bidirectional traffic. TCP usually uses port numbers that match the services of the
List of TCP and UDP port numbers
List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers
Psychological theory regarding individuals on the autism spectrum
with autistic people. This lack of mutual understanding may stem from bidirectional differences in dispositions (e.g., communication style, social-cognitive
Double_empathy_problem
Semiconductor light source
Leigh, D. L. (2004). "Very Low-Cost Sensing and Communication Using Bidirectional LEDs". Goins, G. D.; Yorio, N. C.; Sanwo, M. M.; Brown, C. S. (1997)
Light-emitting_diode
Computer interface
either end of the cable, which required the ports on the host to be bidirectional. This feature saw little use, and was removed in later revisions of
Parallel_port
German cipher machine during World War II
patterns the keys leave in the resulting cyphertext. For the system to be bidirectional, the receiving station would have to know and use the exact settings
Enigma_machine
Computer graphics method
always outperform more straightforward implementations. These include bidirectional path tracing (which traces paths forwards from the light source as well
Path_tracing
Mechanism occurring in nature and mimicked in industry and engineering
individuals with altered behaviors due to genetic mutations. Anagama kiln Bidirectional traffic Economizer Heat recovery ventilation Regenerative heat exchanger
Countercurrent_exchange
and Yiddish and the mixture of left-to-right (LTR) and RTL known as bidirectional (BiDi). The following table indicates whether an editor supports RTL
Comparison_of_text_editors
Complete list of the characters available on most computers
character strings for different languages an algorithm for laying out bidirectional text ("the BiDi algorithm"), where text on the same line may shift between
Universal Character Set characters
Universal_Character_Set_characters
Type of diode
due to the symmetry of their characteristic curve. Because DIACs are bidirectional devices, their terminals are not labeled as anode and cathode but as
DIAC
Wave structures created in sediments by bottom current
called bidirectional ripples, or symmetrical ripple marks have a symmetrical, almost sinusoidal profile; they indicate an environment with weak currents where
Ripple_marks
HTTP extension supporting TLS encryption
in transit. It protects against man-in-the-middle attacks, and the bidirectional block cipher encryption of communications between a client and server
HTTPS
Software cloud service tool
on-premise updates the corresponding object in Azure AD. Two-way or bidirectional synchronization configurations allow for object changes to be made either
Microsoft_Entra_Connect
Algorithm for displaying text containing both left-to-right and right-to-left scripts
The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (UBA), formally defined in Unicode Standard Annex #9 (UAX #9), is a specification developed by the Unicode Consortium
Unicode bidirectional algorithm
Unicode_bidirectional_algorithm
Communication protocols
read the EDID even if the monitor is powered off. Though I²C is fully bidirectional and supports multiple bus-masters, DDC2B is unidirectional and allows
Display_Data_Channel
2022 smartphone by Apple
was introduced. Along with the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro models add bidirectional satellite connectivity to contact emergency services when out of range
IPhone_14_Pro
Computer network protocol
WebSocket is a computer communications protocol, providing a bidirectional communication channel over a single Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection
WebSocket
Type of design interoperability
both design ideas can be found in web browsers. At any point in time, a current browser is forward-compatible if it gracefully accepts a newer version
Forward_compatibility
Species of mosquito
complications for these offspring during embryonic development. Also, bidirectional cytoplasmic incompatibility occurs when an infected male carrying one
Aedes_albopictus
Family of DNA sequences found in prokaryotic organisms
(April 2009). "CRISPR families of the crenarchaeal genus Sulfolobus: bidirectional transcription and dynamic properties". Molecular Microbiology. 72 (1):
CRISPR
Application layer protocol
accessed server domain instead of 2 to 8 TCP/IP connections; one or more bidirectional streams per TCP/IP connection in which HTTP requests and responses are
HTTP
Natural internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle
in pilots. Studies conducted on both animals and humans show major bidirectional relationships between the circadian system and abusive drugs. It is
Circadian_rhythm
Computer graphics technique
aim to achieve photorealism. Feasible and quick approximations of the bidirectional reflectance distribution function and rendering equation are of mathematical
Physically_based_rendering
Czech tram model
Tatra KT8D5 is a bidirectional light rail vehicle currently (May 2026, and not expected to retire soon, except in Brno) operating in Europe and Asia. In
Tatra_KT8D5
Daily bus routes serving the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., United States
C2 routing between Greenbelt station and Greenbelt Center, and then the current routing between Greenbelt Center and New Carrollton station but will discontinue
Greenbelt_Lines
Psychological theory of human language
and higher cognition is relating, i.e. the human ability to create bidirectional links between things. Relational frame theory focuses on how humans
Relational_frame_theory
Vehicle propelled fully or mostly by electricity
instead. General Motors (GM) is adding a capability called V2H, or bidirectional charging, to allow its new electric vehicles to send power from their
Electric_vehicle
Type of field-effect transistor
devices have the advantages of both insulated gates and higher current density. Bidirectional analog switches pass analog signals when on or block them (by
MOSFET
Type of amplifier
these amplifiers. Some current sense amplifiers measure current flowing in a single direction; bidirectional amplifiers measure current flow in both directions
Current_sense_amplifier
Applies an electric current to heat or cool materials
(both in and out of a system under control). Because of this precise bidirectional heat flow control, temperatures of controlled systems can be precise
Thermoelectric_heat_pump
Four-layer solid-state current-controlling device
unidirectional devices (i.e. can conduct current only in one direction) as opposed to TRIACs, which are bidirectional (i.e. charge carriers can flow through
Silicon_controlled_rectifier
Rendering method
integration of eye-based and light-based rays is often expressed as bidirectional path tracing, in which paths are traced from both the eye and lights
Ray_tracing_(graphics)
Power supply with switching regulator
to DC loads, such as a personal computer, while converting voltage and current characteristics. Unlike a linear power supply, the pass transistor of a
Switched-mode_power_supply
Abuse of members of the same household
April 16, 2011. Bates E (2016). "Current Controversies within Intimate Partner Violence: Overlooking Bidirectional Violence" (PDF). Journal of Family
Domestic_violence
The first route was named Route MD363 and would operate closely to the current F14 between New Carrollton station and Suitland station, however, the routing
Sheriff Road–Capitol Heights Line
Sheriff_Road–Capitol_Heights_Line
Weather phenomenon involving electrostatic discharge
in areas of high CG frequency. In a process not well understood, a bidirectional channel of ionized air, called a "leader", is initiated between oppositely-charged
Lightning
Bus route in Maryland and Washington, DC, US
Center via Adelphi. The route would follow the current R2 routing with the Calverton loop turning bidirectional along Calverton Boulevard, but would also loop
Riggs_Road_Line
Power transmission line
Location Country Lithuania; Latvia General direction north–south–north (bidirectional) From Šiauliai Passes through Mūša station To Jelgava Ownership information
Šiauliai–Jelgava_power_line
3D computer graphics software
light, both indirect light sampling (letting the ray follow the surface bidirectional scattering distribution function, or BSDF) and direct light sampling
Blender_(software)
Soft-bodied, aquatic invertebrates
unidirectional, dense-core unidirectional, clear bidirectional, and clear and dense-core bidirectional. The synapses of the lensed eyes could be useful
Jellyfish
Principal protocol used to stream data across an IP network
connection, so there is no need to agree on a common MSS configuration for a bidirectional connection. Relying purely on the cumulative acknowledgment scheme employed
Transmission_Control_Protocol
Electricity infrastructure project
Country Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia General direction North–south–north (bidirectional) Ownership information Partners Litgrid Augstsprieguma tīkls Elering
Baltic states synchronization with CESA
Baltic_states_synchronization_with_CESA
24-pin USB connector system
pins is used to perform all the negotiation. An additional low band bidirectional channel (other than SBU) may share that CC pin as well. USB 2.0 is also
USB-C
a four-wire circuit, or half-duplex on a two-wire circuit, allowing bidirectional data transfer at either 9.6 kbit/s or 4.8 kbit/s at a symbol rate of
List of ITU-T V-series recommendations
List_of_ITU-T_V-series_recommendations
Murder of women or girls because of their gender
Ramisetty-Mikler, S.; Field, C.A. (August 2005). "Unidirectional and Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence among White, Black and Hispanic Couples in
Femicide
Device used to suppress some phenomenon
cannot be used; if a simple RC snubber is not adequate a more complex bidirectional snubber design must be used. Snubbers for pipes and equipment are used
Snubber
Turkish long-range surface-to-air missile defense system
allocation Automated diagnostics management Multi-target multi-radar fusion, Bidirectional communication with missiles Wired/wireless communication Upright/oblique
SİPER
Sex change as part of the normal life cycle of a species
to male (protogyny or protogynous hermaphroditism), and bidirectional (serial or bidirectional hermaphroditism). Both protogynous and protandrous hermaphroditism
Sequential_hermaphroditism
Barcode format
two overlapped symbols and has four bars. The stop pattern permits bidirectional scanning. When the stop pattern is read left-to-right (the usual case)
Code_128
Daily bus route in Washington D.C., USA
Street, right on Idaho Avenue, right on Wisconsin Avenue NW and resume the current eastbound route. Option 2: From northbound Wisconsin Avenue, left on Newark
U_Street–Anacostia_Line
Modular communications interface
downlink respectively, also for distances up to 10 km. Variations of bidirectional SFPs are also manufactured which higher transmit power versions with
Small_Form-factor_Pluggable
Bus route in United States
and the MD256 was renamed to Route P41, with service operating along the current Route MD256 and L12 routing, but service to Prince George's Hospital was
Landover_Road_Line
Mass murder campaign in Rwanda
et al. (2004). "The Levant versus the Horn of Africa: Evidence for Bidirectional Corridors of Human Migrations". American Journal of Human Genetics.
Rwandan_genocide
Standard set of characters defined by ISO/IEC 10646
the bidirectional algorithm for right-to-left scripts such as Arabic and Hebrew. For interoperability between platforms, especially if bidirectional scripts
Universal_Coded_Character_Set
Punctuation mark
McArthur 2005. Pointon & Clark 2014, p. 406. Peters 2007, p. 101. "Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm". Unicode Technical Reports. Unicode Consortium. § 3.1.3 Paired
Bracket
Technology used to provide broadband to the end consumer via fiber
component may combine and divide optical signals simultaneously, as in bidirectional (duplex) transmission over a single fiber. Passive optical components
Passive_optical_network
Feature of HDMI
a digital video recorder and a Blu-ray player. It is a single-wire bidirectional serial bus that is based on the CENELEC standard AV.link protocol to
Consumer_Electronics_Control
Type of connection between neurons
synapses conduct nerve impulses faster and provide continuous-time bidirectional coupling via linked cytoplasm. As such, the notion of signal directionality
Electrical_synapse
Ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region
et al. (2004). "The Levant versus the Horn of Africa: Evidence for Bidirectional Corridors of Human Migrations". American Journal of Human Genetics.
Hutu
Electronic circuit
Instruments. IC examples from three different logic families 74AXC1T45, 1-bit bidirectional with direction control, dual-supply of 0.65V-3.6V translated to 0.65V-3
Level_shifter
General-purpose programming language
Java 9 up to 24, for optimizing, or allows for more features; it has bidirectional record class interoperability support for JVM, introduced in Java 16
Kotlin
Bus route in Washington, D.C., United States
complaints of losing direct access to bus service. The route would follow the current R4 entirely and would no longer skip Highview Apartments. Beginning on
Queens_Chapel_Road_Line
American technology company
all Enphase microinverters have been both Advanced Grid Function and Bidirectional power capable. This allows a microinverter to produce power in the DC-AC
Enphase_Energy
Electrical circuit used to power a LED
in a variety of applications including ambient light detection and bidirectional communications. As a photodiode, an LED is sensitive to wavelengths
LED_circuit
2017 research paper by Google
seq2seq model where the encoder and the decoder were both 8 layers of bidirectional LSTM. It took nine months to develop, and it outperformed the statistical
Attention_Is_All_You_Need
JavaScript library for building user interfaces
unidirectional data flow (which might be contrasted with AngularJS's bidirectional flow), the Flux architecture was developed as an alternative to the
React_(software)
Bus route in Washington, United States
the current Route E4 routing between Fort Totten station and the intersection of Military Road NW & 30th Street NW, then would follow the current Route
Military_Road_Line
Process of varying one or more properties of a periodic waveform
inverse of modulation. A modem (from modulator–demodulator), used in bidirectional communication, can perform both operations. The lower frequency band
Signal_modulation
Communication connector using the USB protocol
power management scheme by interfacing with the power source through a bidirectional data channel and requesting a certain level of electrical power, variable
USB_hardware
Type of wave power generation technology
of the chamber and back into it. This continuous movement forces a bidirectional stream of high-velocity air, which is channeled through a power take-off
Oscillating_water_column
Genus of viruses
receptors, which mediates endocytosis. Replication follows the dsDNA bidirectional replication model. DNA templated transcription, with some alternative
Cytomegalovirus
Bus route in Washington, D.C., United States
WMATA proposed to combine the 31 and 33 into one route and operate on the current 33 routing between Friendship Heights station and Federal Triangle as Route
Wisconsin_Avenue_Line
Computer network management and monitoring protocol
implements an SNMP interface that allows unidirectional (read-only) or bidirectional (read and write) access to node-specific information. Managed devices
Simple Network Management Protocol
Simple_Network_Management_Protocol
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, named in Old English with the personal name Hod + dūn ‘hill’.The earliest known bearer of this name is Norman de Hoddesdon, recorded in 1165–66. The surname was taken to America by Nicholas Hodsdon in about 1628, from whom probably all current U.S. bearers of the name are descended.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. Neither the place name nor the surname are found in current British records. Compare Stanchfield, Stinchcomb.John Stinchfield immigrated from England to Gloucester, MA, in 1735.
Boy/Male
Irish
The Irish form of William, originally a German name will + helmâ€â€desire + helmetâ€â€ and suggests “â€strong protector.â€â€ It is currently a very fashionable name in Ireland and across the world.
Boy/Male
Irish
The Irish form of William, originally a German name will + helmâ€â€desire + helmetâ€â€ and suggests “â€strong protector.â€â€ It is currently a very fashionable name in Ireland and across the world.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English derling, Old English dēorling ‘darling’, ‘beloved one’, a derivative of dēor ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ (see Dear 1). This was quite a common Old English byname, which remained current as a personal name into the 14th century. The surname probably derives at least in part from this use, probably in part also from a Middle English nickname.
Girl/Female
Indian
Single; Directional; Single Route; One Way
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from either of two places named Charton, in Devon and Kent, the latter being the more likely source, to judge by the current distribution of the surname.French (Normandy and Champagne) : reduced form of Char(r)eton, denoting a carter, from a derivative of Old French charette ‘cart’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly from Lipwood Hall or Farm in Northumberland, named from Old English hlēp ‘steep slope’ + wudu ‘wood’, or from a lost or unidentified place. The surname does not occur in current English records, although a bearer of the name Lepford is recorded in the census of 1881.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from a place in Dorset named Creekmoor, from Middle English crike ‘creek’, ‘inlet’ + more ‘moor’, ‘marshy ground’. However, this surname is not found in current English records.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Cholmondeley in Cheshire, named from the Old English personal name Cēolmund + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The spelling of the surname reflects the current pronunciation of the place name.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : status name for a professional champion, especially an agent employed to represent one of the parties in a trial by combat, a method of settling disputes current in the Middle Ages. The word comes from Old French champion, campion (Late Latin campio, genitive campionis, a derivative of campus ‘plain’, ‘field of battle’). Compare Campion, Kemp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from a place called Lightollars in Lancashire, so named from Old English lēoht ‘light-colored’ + alor ‘alder’. The surname, however, is not found in current English sources.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. Neither the place name nor the surname are found in current British records. Compare Stinchfield.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Frodingham in Lincolnshire or North Frodingham in East Yorkshire, both named as ‘homestead (Old English hÄm) of FrÅd(a)’s people’. Medieval forms in Froth- are common, possibly as a result of Scandinavian influence. The surname is not found in current English records.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It could be a habitational name from Ditsworthy in Sheepstor, Devon (which is perhaps named from a Middle English personal name Durke ‘the dark one’ + Middle English worth(y) ‘enclosure’) or from some other, unidentified place. The surname is not found in current English records.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from a place called Elham, in Kent, or a lost place of this name in Crayford, Kent. The first is derived from Old English Ç£l ‘eel’ + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’. There is also an Elam Grange in Bingley, West Yorkshire, but the current distribution of the name in the British Isles suggests that it did not contribute significantly to the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly a variant of Litchfield. The surname is not found in current English records, but of the 52 bearers recorded in the 1881 British Census, 28 were born in Kent, suggesting that a different, unidentified source could be involved.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : altered form of Edrich, from the Middle English personal name Edrich, Ederick, Old English Ēadrīc, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + rīc ‘power’. Current since the beginning of the 17th century, it developed from the late 16th-century forms Et(t)riche, Et(t)ridge.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : according to MacLysaght, a habitational name from an unidentified place in England. There is a current English habitational surname Shambrook, which may be the source.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
The Chera King; From the Chera (Currently Kerala) Country
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Girl/Female
Spanish American German Shakespearean
Beautiful; pretty rose.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, French, German, Latin, Spanish
Light
Girl/Female
Indian
Young mother, Name of the prophets granddaughter
Boy/Male
Indian
Necessary
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the High Meadow
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Hidden Treasure
Boy/Male
Hindu
Development, Expanding
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Reginaldus, RINALDO means "wise ruler."
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Following the Rain
Boy/Male
Tamil
King of the universe, Lord of the world or the creation, The Lord provider of the world
BIDIRECTIONAL CURRENT
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n.
A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in Hungary about the year 1730.
n.
The quality of being current; currency; circulation; general reception.
a.
Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
a.
A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity.
n.
The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.
a.
General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc.
adv.
In a current manner; generally; commonly; as, it is currently believed.
n.
A wave or current of wind.
n.
A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course.
v. i.
To do work for a less price than current rates.
a.
Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulating through the community; generally received; common; as, a current coin; a current report; current history.
n.
A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface.
a.
Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and established this branch of electric science; discovered by Volta; as, voltaic electricity.
a.
Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes.
adv.
Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current.
n.
A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; -- called also weather door.
n.
The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15¡ C.
n.
An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.
a.
Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.