electric current

/IH0 L EH1 K T R IH0 K K ER1 AH0 N T/
noun
  1. 1

    (electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.

  2. 2

    (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).