Current vs. Electricity — What's the Difference?

Belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now

Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations.

A body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement

The physical phenomena arising from the behavior of electrons and protons that is caused by the attraction of particles with opposite charges and the repulsion of particles with the same charge.

A flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles

The physical science of such phenomena.

The general tendency or course of events or opinion

Electric current used or regarded as a source of power.

Belonging to the present time; present-day

Intense, contagious emotional excitement.

Being in progress now

Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.

Commonly accepted or used; prevalent

(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.

Passing from one to another; circulating, as money or a rumor

A feeling of excitement; a thrill.

Running; flowing.

Electric power/energy as used in homes etc., supplied by power stations or generators.

A steady, smooth onward flow or movement

A property of certain of the fundamental particles of which matter is composed, called also electric charge, and being of two types, designated positive and negative; the property of electric charge on a particle or physical body creates a force field which affects other particles or bodies possessing electric charge; positive charges create a repulsive force between them, and negative charges also create a repulsive force. A positively charged body and a negatively charged body will create an attractive force between them. The unit of electrical charge is the coulomb, and the intensity of the force field at any point is measured in volts.

The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement

Any of several phenomena associated with the accumulation or movement of electrically charged particles within material bodies, classified as static electricity and electric current. Static electricity is often observed in everyday life, when it causes certain materials to cling together; when sufficient static charge is accumulated, an electric current may pass through the air between two charged bodies, and is observed as a visible spark; when the spark passes from a human body to another object it may be felt as a mild to strong painful sensation. Electricity in the form of electric current is put to many practical uses in electrical and electronic devices. Lightning is also known to be a form of electric current passing between clouds and the ground, or between two clouds. Electric currents may produce heat, light, concussion, and often chemical changes when passed between objects or through any imperfectly conducting substance or space. Accumulation of electrical charge or generation of a voltage differnce between two parts of a complex object may be caused by any of a variety of disturbances of molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical, physical, or mechanical, cause. Electric current in metals and most other solid coductors is carried by the movement of electrons from one part of the metal to another. In ionic solutions and in semiconductors, other types of movement of charged particles may be responsible for the observed electrical current.

A general tendency, movement, or course.

The science which studies the phenomena and laws of electricity; electrical science.

A flow of electric charge.

Fig.: excitement, anticipation, or emotional tension, usually caused by the occurrence or expectation of something unusual or important.

The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time, usually expressed in amperes.

A physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons

The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor;

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) nocap=a.

Keen and shared excitement;

(electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.

A tendency or a course of events

Existing or occurring at the moment.

Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.

(India) Electric; of or relating to electricity.

(obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.

Running or moving rapidly.

Now passing, as time; as, the current month.

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.

Commonly estimated or acknowledged.

Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic; passable.

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.

General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc.

A flow of electricity through a conductor;

A steady flow (usually from natural causes);

Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

Occurring in or belonging to the present time;