<B>current algebra,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a form of algebra used in the study of charged elementary particles. <BR> <I>Ex. Current algebra involves a set of mathematical relations [in which] the term "current" refers to a current of some property of a particle in analogy with electric current (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
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<B>current assets,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> assets that can be converted into cash within a relatively short time. <BR> <I>Ex. The operating assets are divided by accountants into "current assets" and "fixed assets" (Schmidt and Bergstrom).</I> </DL>
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<B>current balance,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument for measuring electric currents precisely by using a system of fixed and moving coils of certain (specified) dimensions, used to determine the absolute value of the ampere. </DL>
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<B>current density,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the amount of electric current flowing per unit of cross section of a conductor, usually expressed in amperes per square centimeter. </DL>
<A NAME="currentdollar">
<B>current dollar,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a dollar the value of which is determined by its relative purchasing power at any given time. </DL>
<A NAME="currentecalamo">
<B>currente calamo,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) <DD><B> 1. </B>fluently; offhand. <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) with a running pen. </DL>
<A NAME="currentevents">
<B>current events,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> news or a discussion of news of the present time. </DL>
<A NAME="currentexpenses">
<B>current expenses,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> expenses necessary to the continuous carrying on of a business. </DL>
<A NAME="currentliabilities">
<B>current liabilities,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> liabilities which will mature within a relatively short time. </DL>
<A NAME="currentlimiter">
<B>current limiter,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an electrical device for limiting the flow of current if the voltage applied exceeds a certain limit. </DL>
<A NAME="currently">
<B>currently, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>at the present time; now. <BR> <I>Ex. The flu is currently going around the office and many people are absent from work.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) generally; commonly. <BR> <I>Ex. a currently held belief among the world's scientists.</I> </DL>
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<B>current meter,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument for measuring the rate of flow of a body of running water, consisting of a wheel which rotates under the impact of the water, the rate of the wheel's revolutions determining the velocity of the running water. </DL>
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<B>current ratio,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the ratio of current assets to current liabilities. </DL>
<A NAME="curricle">
<B>curricle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a lightweight, two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses abreast. </DL>
<A NAME="curricular">
<B>curricular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a curriculum. <BR> <I>Ex. Educators continued to develop their curricular practices around these concepts until psychological research proved these early ideas to be fallacious (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="curriculum">
<B>curriculum, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lums,</B> <B>-la.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a course of study. <BR> <I>Ex. The curriculum in Grade 4 includes arithmetic, geography, reading, and spelling.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a program of studies leading to a particular degree or certificate. <BR> <I>Ex. the curriculum of the Law School.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="curriculumvitae">
<B>curriculum vitae, </B>pl. <B>curricula vitae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a biographical summary; short account of a person's background, education, and professional career. (SYN) resume. <DD><B> 2. </B>the course of a person's life. <BR> <I>Ex. As everyone knows, there is, in Le Corbusier's curriculum vitae, a superabundance of projects which, for one reason or another, were never acted upon (Sunday Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>curried, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> prepared with curry or curry powder. <BR> <I>Ex. curried shrimp.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="currier">
<B>currier, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who curries tanned leather. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who curries horses. </DL>
<A NAME="curriery">
<B>curriery, </B>noun, pl. <B>-eries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the occupation of a currier. <DD><B> 2. </B>the place where a currier carries on his business. </DL>
<A NAME="currijong">
<B>currijong, </B>noun. =currajong.</DL>
<A NAME="currish">
<B>currish, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a cur; surly; contemptible; snarling. (SYN) ill-bred, worthless, base, ignoble, quarrelsome. adv. <B>currishly.</B> noun <B>currishness.</B> </DL>
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<B>curry</B> (1), transitive verb, <B>-ried,</B> <B>-rying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to rub and clean (a horse) with a brush or currycomb. <DD><B> 2. </B>to prepare (tanned leather) for use by soaking, scraping, beating, or coloring. <DD><B> 3. </B>to beat; thrash. <BR><I>expr. <B>curry favor.</B> </I>See under <B>favor.</B> </DL>
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<B>curry</B> (2), noun, pl. <B>-ries,</B> verb, <B>-ried,</B> <B>-rying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a peppery sauce made from a mixture of spices, seeds, and turmeric. Curry is a popular seasoning in India. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=curry powder.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>a food flavored with curry. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to prepare or flavor (food) with curry. </DL>
<A NAME="currycomb">
<B>currycomb, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a comb or brush with metal teeth for rubbing and cleaning a horse. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to use a currycomb on; brush with a currycomb. </DL>
<A NAME="currypowder">
<B>curry powder,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a powdered mixture of spices, seeds, and turmeric used in making curry. </DL>
<A NAME="curse">
<B>curse, </B>verb, <B>cursed</B> or <B>curst,</B> <B>cursing,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to ask God to bring evil or harm on. <BR> <I>Ex. She lay in bed, crying and cursing them: "O God, Master of the Universe, may their hands and feet wither ..." (James T. Farrell). Thou shalt not ... curse the ruler of thy people (Exodus 22:28).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to bring evil or harm on; torment. <BR> <I>Ex. Sure some fell fiend has cursed our line, that coward should e'er be son of mine (Scott).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to swear at. <DD><B> 4. </B>to excommunicate. <BR> <I>Ex. About this time ... a Bull was sent from the Pope, which cursed both the King and the Realm (Sir Richard Baker).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to speak profanely against (holy things); blaspheme. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to swear; say bad words; blaspheme. <BR> <I>Ex. I drink not, I curse not, I cheat not; they are unnecessary vices (John Dryden).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the words that a person says when he wishes evil or harm on someone or something. <BR> <I>Ex. The witch's curse was uttered against her enemies.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>something that is cursed. <DD><B> 3. </B>the trouble or harm that comes as if in answer to a curse. <DD><B> 4. </B>a cause of evil or harm. <BR> <I>Ex. His quick temper has been a curse to him all his life.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>the words used in swearing. <BR> <I>Ex. His talk was full of vile curses.</I> (SYN) oath. <DD><B> 6. </B>excommunication. <BR> <I>Ex. The waiting crowd ... stood to hear the priest rehearse, in God's name, the Church's curse (John Greenleaf Whittier).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>be cursed with,</B> </I>to have and suffer from. <BR> <I>Ex. He is cursed with a bad temper.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>the curse,</B> </I>(Informal.) menstruation. noun <B>curser.</B> </DL>
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<B>cursed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>under a curse. <BR> <I>Ex. Let us fly this cursed place (Milton).</I> (SYN) anathematized. <DD><B> 2. </B>deserving a curse; evil; hateful. <BR> <I>Ex. In that country there is a cursed custom: for they eat more gladly man's flesh, than any other flesh (Sir John Mandeville).</I> (SYN) damnable, execrable, detestable. <DD><B> 3. </B>wretched; execrable. <BR> <I>Ex. 'Tis a cursed thing to be in debt (Laurence Sterne).</I> adv. <B>cursedly.</B> noun <B>cursedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cursillista">
<B>Cursillista, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person taking part in a Cursillo. </DL>
<A NAME="cursillo">
<B>Cursillo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a method of revitalizing the interest and involvement of Roman Catholics in their faith through regular weekly or monthly meetings in small groups for study, prayer, and discussion. <DD><B> 2. </B>pl. <B>-los.</B> such a weekly or monthly meeting. </DL>
<B>cursive, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> written with the letters joined together and with flowing strokes. Ordinary handwriting is cursive. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a letter made to join other letters. <DD><B> 2. </B>a style of printing type imitating handwriting. <DD><B> 3. </B>cursive script. adv. <B>cursively.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cursor">
<B>cursor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the sliding glass of a slide rule or optical instrument, having a fine hairline on it, used to facilitate computing or sighting. <DD><B> 2. </B>a flashing movable pointer on a computer display screen, indicating the position where a deletion, insertion, or other operation takes place. </DL>
<A NAME="cursorial">
<B>cursorial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) <DD><B> 1. </B>adapted or fitted for running. <BR> <I>Ex. cursorial limbs.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having legs fitted for running. <BR> <I>Ex. The ostrich is a cursorial bird.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cursory">
<B>cursory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without attention to details; hasty and superficial. <BR> <I>Ex. He gave the lesson a cursory glance, expecting to study it later. Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors.</I> (SYN) rapid, hurried. adv. <B>cursorily.</B> noun <B>cursoriness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="curst">
<B>curst, </B>adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B><B>=cursed.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) perversely disagreeable; ill-tempered; cantankerous. <DD><I>verb </I> cursed; a past tense and past participle of <B>curse.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cursus">
<B>cursus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-sus.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a stated order of daily prayer; ritual. <DD><B> 2. </B>an academic course; curriculum. </DL>
