Strom — meaning in English
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English meaning
- current adjective Happening or existing right now.
- electric current noun The flow of electric charge through a conductor such as a wire, measured in amperes.
- electricity noun A form of energy caused by the movement of charged particles, used to power lights, appliances, and machines.
- power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
- river noun A large natural stream of water flowing across land, usually into the sea, a lake, or another river.
- stream noun A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
- thread noun A thin, long strand of spun fiber used for sewing or weaving.
- tide noun The regular rise and fall of the sea, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
- torrent noun A violent, fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
Senses
Strom is used for these senses in English:
- current The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
- current (electricity) The amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
- electric current (electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.
- electric current (electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s).
- electricity Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators. [from 19th c.]
- power (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
- river A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
- river Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
current — full definition
- adjective Happening or existing right now.
- noun A continuous flow of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction.