The term ELEC. CURRENT UNIT is composed of three words: 'ELEC.', 'CURRENT', and 'UNIT'. The first word, 'ELEC.', is an abbreviation for the word 'ELECTRICITY'. The second word, 'CURRENT', refers to the flow of ELECTRICITY through a conductor. The third word, 'UNIT', is a measure of the amount of ELECTRICITY flowing through the conductor. The crossword solution for this term is 'AMP', which stands for 'AMPERE', the UNIT of measurement for electric CURRENT. An AMPERE is the amount of CURRENT that flows through a conductor when one volt of electrical potential is applied across a resistance of one ohm.