currents

'currents'

[current.n.01] as in: a flow of electricity through a conductor

Examples:
the current was measured in amperes

'currents'

[current.n.02] as in: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

Examples:
the raft floated downstream on the current
he felt a stream of air
the hose ejected a stream of water

'currents'

[stream.n.02] as in: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

Examples:
two streams of development run through American history
stream of consciousness
the flow of thought
the current of history

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