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Flow

noun/flˈoʊ/
Definition
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/flˈoʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/flˈəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/flˈəʊ/
1 syllable Say it as /flˈoʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
nounthe amount of fluid that flows in a given time
nounthe act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
nounany uninterrupted stream or discharge
nounsomething that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
“a stream of people emptied from the terminal”
noundominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
“two streams of development run through American history”
nounthe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle
“the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”
verbmove or progress freely as if in a stream
“The crowd flowed out of the stadium”
verbmove along, of liquids
“Water flowed into the cave”
verbcause to flow
“The artist flowed the washes on the paper”
verbbe abundantly present
“The champagne flowed at the wedding”
verbfall or flow in a certain way
“This dress hangs well”
verbcover or swamp with water
verbundergo menstruation
“She started menstruating at the age of 11”
Word Forms
flowverbbe abundantly present
streamverbflow freely and abundantly
menstruateverbundergo menstruation
catamenialadjectiveof or relating to menstruation or the menses
flownounsomething that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
fluxionnouna flow or discharge
runnouna small stream
flowingnounthe motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
coursenoungeneral line of orientation
hangnounthe way a garment hangs
flowagenouna body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area
menstruationnounthe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
fließen
die Bewegungseigenschaft von Flüssigkeiten (Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen)
🇫🇷French
couler
la caractéristique de mouvement des fluides (liquides ou gaz)
🇪🇸Spanish
fluir
la característica de movimiento de los fluidos (líquidos o gases)
🇮🇹Italian
fluire
la caratteristica del movimento dei fluidi (liquidi o gas)
🇳🇱Dutch
stroom
de bewegingskarakteristiek van vloeistoffen (vloeistoffen of gassen)
🇵🇹Portuguese
fluxo
a característica de movimento de fluidos (líquidos ou gases)
🇷🇺Russian
поток
характеристика движения жидкостей (жидкостей или газов)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रवाह
तरल पदार्थ (तरल पदार्थ या गैस) की गति विशेषता
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রবাহ
তরল (তরল বা গ্যাস) এর গতি বৈশিষ্ট্য
🇮🇳Tamil
ஓட்டம்
திரவங்களின் இயக்க பண்பு (திரவங்கள் அல்லது வாயுக்கள்)
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రవాహం
ద్రవాల చలన లక్షణం (ద్రవాలు లేదా వాయువులు)
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रवाह
द्रव्यांचे गती वैशिष्ट्य (द्रव किंवा वायू)
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રવાહ
પ્રવાહી (પ્રવાહી અથવા વાયુઓ) ની ગતિ લાક્ષણિકતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹರಿವು
ದ್ರವಗಳ ಚಲನೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ (ದ್ರವಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅನಿಲಗಳು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഒഴുക്ക്
ദ്രാവകങ്ങളുടെ (ദ്രാവകങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാതകങ്ങൾ) ചലന സ്വഭാവം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਹਾਅ
ਤਰਲ (ਤਰਲ ਜਾਂ ਗੈਸਾਂ) ਦੀ ਗਤੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بہاؤ
سیالوں کی حرکت کی خصوصیت (مائع یا گیس)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
流动
流体(液体或气体)的运动特性
🇯🇵Japanese
流れ
流体(液体または気体)の運動特性
🇰🇷Korean
흐름
유체(액체 또는 기체)의 운동 특성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chảy
đặc tính chuyển động của chất lỏng (chất lỏng hoặc chất khí)
🇹🇭Thai
ไหล
ลักษณะการเคลื่อนที่ของของไหล (ของเหลวหรือก๊าซ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengalir
sifat gerak zat cair (cairan atau gas)
🇵🇭Filipino
daloy
ang katangian ng paggalaw ng mga likido (mga likido o gas)
🇲🇾Malay
aliran
ciri pergerakan bendalir (cecair atau gas)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تدفق
خاصية حركة السوائل (السوائل أو الغازات)
🇮🇷Persian
جریان
ویژگی حرکتی سیالات (مایعات یا گازها)
🇹🇷Turkish
akış
akışkanların (sıvılar veya gazlar) hareket karakteristiği
🇮🇱Hebrew
זְרִימָה
התנועה האופיינית לנוזלים (נוזלים או גזים)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'flow'?
The primary meaning of 'flow' is 'the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'flow' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'flow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'flow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'flow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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