n 1  :  the part of a fluid body (as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction  2  :  a flow of electric charge : also  :  the rate of such flow .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  car·i·nate  cor·o·net  cor·o·noid  cra·ni·ad 
 
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