current vs primal

current

adj
  • Existing or occurring at the moment. 

  • Electric; of or relating to electricity. 

  • Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment. 

noun
  • a tendency or a course of events 

  • The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid. 

  • the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time. 

  • The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current. 

primal

adj
  • Being the first in time or in history. 

  • Of greatest importance; primary. 

  • Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts. 

noun
  • A primal cut (of meat). 

verb
  • To take part in primal therapy. 

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