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Shallow eastward flowing current found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans
The Equatorial Counter Current is an eastward flowing, wind-driven current which extends to depths of 100–150 metres (330–490 ft) in the Atlantic, Indian
Equatorial_Counter_Current
Current in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
The North Equatorial Current (NEC) is a westward wind-driven current mostly located near the equator, but the location varies from different oceans. The
North_Equatorial_Current
Topics referred to by the same term
Equatorial Current can refer to: Equatorial Counter Current North Equatorial Current South Equatorial Current This disambiguation page lists articles
Equatorial_Current
Ocean current in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean
The South Equatorial Current are ocean currents in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean that flow east-to-west between the equator and about 20 degrees
South_Equatorial_Current
Largest ocean
Current, while the rest turns southward to rejoin the North Equatorial Current. The Aleutian Current branches as it approaches North America and forms the base
Pacific_Ocean
North-flowing current in the northwest Pacific Ocean
Atlantic, the Kuroshio is a powerful western boundary current that transports warm equatorial water poleward and forms the western limb of the North
Kuroshio_Current
Eastward-flowing subsurface current that extends along the equator in the Pacific Ocean
The Cromwell Current (also called Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent or just Equatorial Undercurrent) is an eastward-flowing subsurface current that extends
Cromwell_Current
Currents of the Pacific Ocean
The East Australian Current (EAC) is a warm, southward, western boundary current that is formed from the South Equatorial Current (SEC) crossing the Coral
East_Australian_Current
Directional mass flow of oceanic water
flows into the South Equatorial Current Somali Current – Boundary current in the Indian Ocean South Equatorial Current – Ocean current in the Pacific, Atlantic
Ocean_current
Species of fish
56 mm daily. After riding the north equatorial current, the leptocephali take and head northward by the Kuroshio Current to east Asia. These eels live in
Japanese_eel
Wind-driven surface current that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre
Atlantic Current and flows southwest about as far as Senegal where it turns west and later joins the Atlantic North Equatorial Current. The current is named
Canary_Current
Sea of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by North, Central, and South America
by its low latitude and tropical ocean currents. The principal ocean current is the North Equatorial Current, which enters the region from the tropical
Caribbean_Sea
Country in Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres
Equatorial_Guinea
Ocean current in the West Indian Ocean
Madagascar Current and the East Madagascar Current. The south easterly trade winds, the South Equatorial Current and the South Indian Ocean flow westward
Madagascar_Current
Region of the North Atlantic Ocean
north by the North Atlantic Current, on the east by the Canary Current, and on the south by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current, the four together forming
Sargasso_Sea
Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents
four currents: a westward flowing equatorial current, a poleward flowing, narrow, and strong western boundary current, an eastward flowing current in the
Ocean_gyre
Ocean current
Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The current results from the flow of the Atlantic North Equatorial Current. This current completes the clockwise- cycle or
Antilles_Current
Major circulating system of ocean currents
prevailing ocean currents: the North Pacific Current to the north, the California Current to the east, the North Equatorial Current to the south, and
North_Pacific_Gyre
Atlantic Ocean current
Mexico. The current results from the flow of the Atlantic South Equatorial Current as it flows north along the coast of Brazil. As the current turns north
Caribbean_Current
Water current along Brazil's southern coast
Equatorial Current from where that current meets the South American continent. The Brazil Current begins at about 10–15˚S where the South Equatorial Current
Brazil_Current
Type of float for fishing nets
of Alaska. As it turns south, the California Current pushes the water into the North Equatorial Current once again, and the cycle continues. Although
Glass_float
Island in the South Atlantic Ocean
the ocean water, as the Benguela Current and South Equatorial Current flow northward west of Africa. These currents bring cooling effects around the eastern
Ascension_Island
Most populous city in Equatorial Guinea
the opposite months to insular Equatorial Guinea but in the same months as neighbouring Gabon due to the Benguela Current. There is also a minor depression
Bata,_Equatorial_Guinea
Ecoregion of Asia–Pacific
The current system of the Coral Triangle is influenced by the North Equatorial Current (NEC); North Equatorial Countercurrent (NECC); South Equatorial Current
Coral_Triangle
Marginal sea of the South Pacific between Australia and New Zealand
Zealand. The East Australian Current is a return of the westward-flowing Pacific Equatorial Current (Pacific South Equatorial Current). At the juncture between
Tasman_Sea
the South or North Equatorial Current. They are typically equatorward (cyclonic) as opposed to sub-tropical western boundary currents, which tend to be
Low-latitude western boundary currents
Low-latitude_western_boundary_currents
Imaginary line halfway between Earth's North and South poles
have a tropical rainforest climate, also known as an equatorial climate, though cold ocean currents cause some regions to have tropical monsoon climates
Equator
Strait between Mexico and Cuba
water from the North Equatorial Current flowing through the Windward Passage and 12 Sv of water from the South Equatorial Current which flows along the
Yucatán_Channel
Southwest Indian Ocean current off Africa's east coast
flow of the Benguela Current or are advected northwestward across the South Atlantic where they join the South Equatorial Current, where they dissipate
Agulhas_Current
Deep current in the Atlantic Ocean. from the coast of Brazil to the Gulf of Guinea
Lomonosov current (also called Lomonosov Under Current or Equatorial Under-Current) is a deep current in the Atlantic Ocean. The Lomonosov current was discovered
Lomonosov_Current
Ocean current near Madagascar that flows into the South Equatorial Current
Current and the East Madagascar Current (EMC). The North Madagascar Current (NMC) flows into the South Equatorial Current just north of Madagascar and is
North_Madagascar_Current
Global climate phenomenon
winds weaken and sometimes blow from west to east, which causes the Equatorial current to weaken, raising surface water temperatures and decreasing nutrients
El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation
Major oceanic gyre in the Indian Ocean
currents, which together form the backbone of the global conveyor belt. The Indian Ocean gyre is composed of two major currents: the South Equatorial
Indian_Ocean_Gyre
Movement of water from the Pacific to the West Philippine/South China Sea
Kuroshio Current is a northward flowing Western Boundary Current (WBC) in the Pacific Ocean. It is a bifurcation arm of the North Equatorial Current and consists
Kuroshio_Current_Intrusion
Geographical region in South America
as a branch of the southern equatorial current reaches its shores, whereas the west coast is washed by a cold current. However, winters are colder on
Patagonia
Major circular system of ocean currents
North Atlantic Current across the north; the Canary Current flowing southward along the east; and the Atlantic's North Equatorial Current in the south.
North_Atlantic_Gyre
Federation of French colonies in central Africa (1910–58)
French Equatorial Africa (French: Afrique équatoriale française, or AEF) was a federation of French colonial territories in Equatorial Africa which consisted
French_Equatorial_Africa
Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
the Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Current, Canary Current, and North Equatorial Current. The eddies shed by the Loop Current spread though the Gulf, affecting
Gulf_of_Mexico
Ocean current
Africa within the Indian South Equatorial Current. There it eventually exits the Indian Ocean with the Agulhas Current around South Africa into the Atlantic
Indonesian_Throughflow
North Atlantic ocean current
Atlantic Gyre. It begins when the westward moving Atlantic South Equatorial Current splits in half and flows northwestward, following the coastline of
North_Brazil_Current
Oceanic division
and encircled by the Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Drift, and North Equatorial Current. This population of seaweed probably originated from Tertiary ancestors
Atlantic_Ocean
Prehistoric superocean that surrounded Pangaea
Equatorial Current. When the western margins of Panthalassa were reached, intense western boundary currents would form the Eastern Laurasia Current.
Panthalassa
Narrow, southward-flowing ocean current along the southeastern coast of the Philippines
boundary current that follows the eastern coast of the Philippine island group and its namesake, Mindanao. The MC forms from the North Equatorial Current (NEC)
Mindanao_Current
Genus of brown algae
Western Atlantic. The Caribbean Current and Antilles branch of the Atlantic North Equatorial Current are the major current transporters of Sargassum in the
Sargassum
Type of offshore saltwater game fishing
Humboldt Current from the south meets the equatorial current along the Ecuadorian coastline, and when conditions are right, the combination of current, colour
Marlin_fishing
American oceanographer
was an oceanographer who discovered the Cromwell current while researching drifting in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean. He died in an airplane
Townsend_Cromwell
American sailor and writer (born 1952)
and Callahan drifted away. The raft drifted westward with the South Equatorial Current and the trade winds. After exhausting the meager food supplies he
Steven_Callahan
Ship with no living people on board
Islands. The ship probably got lost at sea, going adrift on the South Equatorial Current. Its last sighting at Mauritania was in January 2024, so presumably
Ghost_ship
Ocean current retroflection phenomenon
The North Brazil Current (NBC) retroflects north-eastwards and merges into the North Equatorial Counter Current (NECC). The retroflection occurs in a seasonal
North Brazil Current Retroflection
North_Brazil_Current_Retroflection
Narrow ribbon of current flowing eastward
The equatorial electrojet (EEJ) is a narrow ribbon of current flowing eastward in the daytime equatorial region of the Earth's ionosphere, and one of three
Equatorial_electrojet
Warm Atlantic Ocean current
water, called the Atlantic North Equatorial Current, flows westwards off the coast of Central Africa. When this current interacts with the northeastern
Gulf_Stream
Magnetic field around the Jovian system
it. A current called the direct current flows along the magnetic field lines from the ionosphere to the equatorial plasma sheet. This current then flows
Magnetosphere_of_Jupiter
Continent
determination of climates are sea currents such as the Humboldt Current and Falkland Current. The Equatorial Current of the South Atlantic strikes the
South_America
This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head
List of current heads of state and government
List_of_current_heads_of_state_and_government
1986 memoir by Steven Callahan
and Callahan drifted away. The raft drifted westward with the South Equatorial Current and the trade winds. After exhausting the meagre food supplies he
Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea
Adrift:_Seventy-six_Days_Lost_at_Sea
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to oceanography
Atlantic Current – An eastward ocean current, fed by the Brazil Current South Equatorial Current – (dubious – unsourced) West Greenland Current – A weak
Outline_of_oceanography
Ocean current with dynamics determined by the presence of a coastline
Wind-Driven Currents in a Baroclinic Ocean; with Application to the Equatorial Currents of the Eastern Pacific. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Boundary_current
Island in the Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia lies within the influence of the South Equatorial Current year-round. The surface currents of the Indian Ocean also have a monsoonal regimen
Diego_Garcia
Spanish explorer and conquistador (1511–1546)
survivors went downriver to the sea where they were driven by the South Equatorial Current to the Spanish base at Margarita Island west of Trinidad. After Orellana
Francisco_de_Orellana
Oceanic division
the Indonesian Throughflow. This mixed freshwater joins the South Equatorial Current in the southern tropical Indian Ocean. Sea surface salinity is highest
Indian_Ocean
Ocean current in the South Atlantic
Peninsula Cape Point Humboldt Current, the Benguela's analogue in the South Pacific Ocean Nelson, G. (1992). "Equatorial wind and atmospheric pressure
Benguela_Current
Species of fish
leptocephalus ("narrow head" larvae), drift on the ocean currents (off Australia, the South Equatorial Current and eventually reach coastal waters, where they
Short-finned_eel
Semi-permanent cold-ring ocean eddy near the Philippines
Mindanao Current. The Mindanao Eddy is bordered to the north by the North Equatorial Current and to the south by the North Equatorial Counter Current. The
Mindanao_Eddy
Man lost at sea for a substantial amount of time, eventually rescued
their fuel and strong easterly winds cast them adrift in the Northern Equatorial Current which crosses the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to the Philippines. Rendón's
Jesús_Vidaña
The Prime Minister of the Government of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Primer Ministro del Gobierno de Guinea Ecuatorial; French: Premier ministre du gouvernement
Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
Prime_Minister_of_Equatorial_Guinea
Second epoch of the Neogene Period
ago cut off the final remnant of what was once essentially a circum-equatorial current that had existed since the Cretaceous and the early Cenozoic. This
Pliocene
Coral atoll in the Indian Ocean
Ocean's westward-flowing South Equatorial Current. Eddies are generated in the wake of Aldabra as the South Equatorial Current passes it, driving upwelling
Aldabra
Extinct species of lizard
thought to have reached the South Pacific by rafting on the South Equatorial Current 9000 km westward from the Americas, where their closest extant relatives
Brachylophus_gibbonsi
National army of equatorial guinea
The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial; French: Forces armées de la Guinée équatoriale; Portuguese: Forças
Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea
Armed_Forces_of_Equatorial_Guinea
Flow in a body of water generated by wind friction on its surface
Current – Ocean current in the South Atlantic Humboldt Current – Current of the Pacific Ocean California Current – Pacific Ocean current Equatorial North
Wind_generated_current
Archipelago in French Polynesia
unusual place: in fossilized form at the top of the island. The South Equatorial Current lashes all these islands fiercely; its force has carved sea-caves
Marquesas_Islands
Eel life cycle
leptocephali are then transported to the west to East Asia by the North Equatorial Current. In June and August 2008, Japanese scientists discovered and caught
Eel_life_history
Body of water
of the isthmus caused a reflection of the westward-flowing North Equatorial Current northward and enhanced the northward-flowing Gulf Stream. The Pacific
Central_American_Seaway
16th-century Spanish maritime expedition
fleet spent some time stalled in calm, equatorial waters before being carried west by the South Equatorial Current to the vicinity of the trade winds. During
Magellan_expedition
Genus of molluscs
carries shells from the Philippines to areas such as Japan, and the Equatorial current is responsible for many of the shells recovered from the Marshall
Nautilus_(genus)
Dictator of Equatorial Guinea since 1979
the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. As of 2026[update], he is the second-longest-consecutively-serving current non-royal national leader
Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo
Atlantic warm-water current off West Africa
Guinea Current is a slow warm water current that flows to the east along the Guinea coast of West Africa. It has some similarity to the Equatorial Counter
Guinea_Current
Terrain feature on Saturn's third-largest moon
Iapetus, Saturn's third-largest moon, has a 20 kilometer (12 mi) tall equatorial ridge. The ridge runs along most of Iapetus's equator, and is the third
Equatorial_ridge_on_Iapetus
This is a list of current state leaders ordered by their continuous tenure in a position of national leadership. For countries in which the head of state
List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
List_of_current_state_leaders_by_date_of_assumption_of_office
Species of fish
is known to be west of the Mariana Islands in an area of the North Equatorial Current in the western North Pacific, but other spawning areas are thought
Giant_mottled_eel
lies within the influence of both the North Equatorial Current (NEC, flowing east to west) and the Equatorial Countercurrent (ECC, flowing west to east)
Geography_of_Palau
Government ministry of Equatorial Guinea
Internacional y Francofonía) is a ministry of the Government of Equatorial Guinea. The current minister is Simeón Oyono Esono Angue, appointed in 2018. This
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Equatorial Guinea)
Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Cooperation_(Equatorial_Guinea)
Vice president of Equatorial Guinea since 2016
First Vice President of Equatorial Guinea since 2016. He is a son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the current president of Equatorial Guinea, by his wife, Constancia
Teodoro_Nguema_Obiang_Mangue
State district in Pernambuco, Brazil
Bay, Dolphins Bay, Sueste Bay and Praia do Leão. Due to the South Equatorial Current that pushes warm water from Africa to the island, diving to depths
Fernando_de_Noronha
Second epoch of the Paleogene Period
the period, Australia and Antarctica remained connected, and warm equatorial currents may have mixed with colder Antarctic waters, distributing the heat
Eocene
Tropical marine ecoregion
Brazilian mainland and south to the Bay of All Saints. The warm South Equatorial Current feeds warm tropical water into the region from the east. The Northeastern
Northeastern Brazil marine ecoregion
Northeastern_Brazil_marine_ecoregion
Fleets used to trade with India
Verde peninsula (Cap-Vert, Senegal), around which the Canary Current ends and the equatorial drift begins. Although not difficult to double, it was a concentration
Portuguese_India_Armadas
Fish in the pelagic zone of ocean waters
by the North Equatorial Current. To complicate things, their distribution is further modified within the area defined by the two current systems by another
Pelagic_fish
1819–1821 expedition to explore the Southern Ocean and Antarctica
the results. They also tried to measure the constant speed of the equatorial current. For that, they used a copper boiler of 8 buckets submerged 50 fathoms
First Russian Antarctic Expedition
First_Russian_Antarctic_Expedition
1954 U.S. thermonuclear weapon test in the Marshall Islands
and Garusov (1958). 60Co and 198Au γ-ray albedo of various materials. Current Trends in International Fusion Research Proceedings of the Third Symposium
Castle_Bravo
This article is a list of airlines currently operating in Equatorial Guinea. All airlines are currently banned from flying into EU. "The EU Air Safety
List of airlines of Equatorial Guinea
List_of_airlines_of_Equatorial_Guinea
Magnetic field generated inside a star
conductive mass motion (equatorial currents), the major component of the generated magnetic field is the dipole field of the equatorial current loop, thus producing
Stellar_magnetic_field
Men's football team
The Equatorial Guinea national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial) represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international football
Equatorial Guinea national football team
Equatorial_Guinea_national_football_team
This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Defence ministers
List of current defence ministers
List_of_current_defence_ministers
Equatorial Guinea, which is ordered according to the division they currently play in. For a complete list see Category:Football clubs in Equatorial Guinea
List of football clubs in Equatorial Guinea
List_of_football_clubs_in_Equatorial_Guinea
Demographic features of the population of Equatorial Guinea include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status
Demographics of Equatorial Guinea
Demographics_of_Equatorial_Guinea
Former capital of Equatorial Guinea
Isabel [ˈsantajsaˈβel] ) is a city that served as the capital city of Equatorial Guinea from 1968 to 2 January 2026, located in the province of Bioko Norte
Malabo
This is a list of cities in Equatorial Guinea, arranged by population. It includes all settlements with a population over 1,000. Acalayong Bolondo Moca
List of cities in Equatorial Guinea
List_of_cities_in_Equatorial_Guinea
US government scientific agency
Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) deployed the first successful moored equatorial current meter – the beginning of the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean, TAO, array
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
the period, Australia and Antarctica remained connected, and warm equatorial currents mixed with colder Antarctic waters, distributing the heat around
Geological_history_of_Earth
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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.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
The Chera King; From the Chera (Currently Kerala) Country
Boy/Male
Irish
From laoi “â€poemâ€â€ or from the River Lee, the river which runs through County Cork. (See also Finbar.) It is currently popular as a given name for boys.
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
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
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 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 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.
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.
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 : 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’.
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
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 : 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
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 (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 : 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 : 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.
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Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Protector of Direction
Boy/Male
Sikh
Singer of gods praise
Girl/Female
Tamil
Azvika | அஜà¯à®µà®¿à®•à®¾
Male
Hebrew
(× ×„×—Ö·) Hebrew name NOACH means "rest." In the bible, this is the name of the last antediluvian patriarch, the main character of the flood story.Â
Boy/Male
English
Seaman.
Boy/Male
German, Irish
Peace from God
Boy/Male
Arabic
Guide; Leader
Girl/Female
Muslim
Peace
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Sita, Genus of a bird
Boy/Male
Welsh
Beneficent.
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adv.
In a current manner; generally; commonly; as, it is currently believed.
n.
The quality of being current; currency; circulation; general reception.
n.
A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course.
n.
An instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, the one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known. The motion in right ascension is sometimes communicated by clockwork, so as to keep the object constantly in the field of the telescope. Called also an equatorial telescope.
adv.
Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current.
a.
Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.
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.
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.
adv.
So as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.
n.
A wave or current of wind.
a.
Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
a.
Of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.
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.
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.
v. i.
To do work for a less price than current rates.
n.
Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, divided by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is /.
n.
An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.
a.
General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc.
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.