current1+ (kurent)

t. [ 1406 F. courroie , a strap, = Pr. correja = Sp. correa = Pg. correa , correia = Wall. cure a = It. cor- reggia , corrigia , a rein, shoe-tie, ML. also a strap, girdle, purse, correct , corrigible . (3) OF. corroier , conroiour, conrour , conreeur , conreur , F. corro- warde stamp of opinion. Marston , Antonio and Mellida, Ind., p. 2. current2t, n. An obsolete spelling of currant2 . current-breaker (kur'ent-brā"kėr), n. Any device for breaking or interrupting the continuity of a circuit through which a current of electricity is pa ing. currente calamo (ku-ren'tē kal'a-mō). [L., lit. with the pen running: currente, abl. of curren(t-)s, ppr., running; calamo, abl. of cal a mus, a reed, a pen: see current1 and calamus.] Offhand; rapidly; with no stop; with a ready pen: used of writing or composition. currently (kur'ent-li), adv. In a current manner. ( a ) Flowingly; with even or flowing movement. (6) With currency; commonly; generally; with general acceptance. Direct equilibration is that proce currently known as adaptation. H. Spencer , Prin. of Biol., § 160. current-meter (kur'ent-mē" tėr), n. 1. An instrument or apparatus used for measuring the flow of liquids. In general, the flow is directed through channels of a given sectional area, and its velocity measured; from these two elements the quantity can be determined, 2. An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical current, as an ammeter. current-mill (kur'ent-mil), n. A mill of any kind employing a current-wheel as a motor. currentne (kur'ent-nes), n. [Early mod. E. also currant ne ;ㄑcu ne ; current +-ne .] 1. Flowingne ; flowing quality; rhythm. For wanting the currantne e of the Greeke and Latin feete, in stead thereof we make in th' ends of our verses a certaine tunable sound: which anon after with another verse reasonably distant we accord together in the last fall or cadence. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 90. 2. Current or circulating quality; general acceptance or valuation, as of coin or paper money; currency. Nummariam rem constituere, Cicero. Introduire ordonnance de la monnoye. To establish and set down an order for the valuation and currant ne of monie. Nomenclator , quoted in Nares's Glo ary. current-regulator (kur'ent-reg ū-la-tor), n . 1. An arrangement for regulating the current of electricity given by a dynamo-electric machine.-2. In teleg ., a device for determining the intensity of the current allowed to pa a given point.