Sentence examples for the current may from inspiring English sources

The current may be the controlled electrical variable, or the current may be monitored in an experiment in which the potential is controlled.

The current may energize a microammeter or circuit controlling LEDs to indicate exposure settings.

Not finding it, he moved to a bend where, he said, the current may have left gold behind.

The increase of the current may cause the quench of the other element coils.

Alternatively, the current may attain a maximum followed by a usually substantial decrease to low values.

In a circuit in which the potential difference, or voltage, is constant, the current may be decreased by adding more resistance or increased by removing some resistance.

The voltage, or potential difference, across each branch of a parallel circuit is the same, but the currents may vary.

The energies of the currents may be sufficient to erode shallow channels through offshore bars, and the water may be discoloured by suspended sand.

But it still is expected to be the dominant event of the current May sweeps month.

This interactive map of Bangladesh shows how the current May-through-August drought could afflict larger areas of Bangladesh as global temperatures rise.

We plan to have future major releases approximately on a yearly basis, with patches releases when needed (the current May 2000 patch is CIAO 1.1.3).