Runoff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌnɔf/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌnɒf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌnɒf/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌnɔf/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overflow overspill

Word Forms

overflow	verb	flow or run over (a limit or brim)
run off	verb	run off as waste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abfluss

das Auftreten überschüssiger Flüssigkeit (wie Wasser), die den Grenzwert oder die Kapazität überschreitet

🇫🇷French

ruissellement

l'apparition d'un excédent de liquide (sous forme d'eau) dépassant la limite ou la capacité

🇪🇸Spanish

escurrimiento

la aparición de exceso de líquido (como agua) que excede el límite o capacidad

🇮🇹Italian

deflusso

la presenza di liquido in eccesso (come acqua) che supera il limite o la capacità

🇳🇱Dutch

afvoer

het optreden van overtollige vloeistof (zoals water) die de limiet of capaciteit overschrijdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

escoamento

a ocorrência de excesso de líquido (como água) excedendo o limite ou capacidade

🇷🇺Russian

сток

появление избыточной жидкости (в виде воды), превышающей лимит или емкость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपवाह

सीमा या क्षमता से अधिक अधिशेष तरल (पानी के रूप में) की घटना

🇧🇩Bengali

রানঅফ

উদ্বৃত্ত তরল (জল হিসাবে) সীমা বা ক্ষমতা অতিক্রম করার ঘটনা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓட்டம்

உபரி திரவம் (நீராக) வரம்பு அல்லது கொள்ளளவை மீறுவது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవాహం

పరిమితి లేదా సామర్థ్యానికి మించి మిగులు ద్రవం (నీరుగా) సంభవించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवाह

मर्यादा किंवा क्षमतेपेक्षा जास्त द्रव (पाणी म्हणून) ची घटना

🇮🇳Gujarati

વહેણ

મર્યાદા અથવા ક્ષમતા કરતા વધારે પ્રવાહી (પાણી તરીકે) ની ઘટના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರಿವು

ಮಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮೀರಿದ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ದ್ರವ (ನೀರಿನಂತೆ) ಸಂಭವಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴുക്ക്

പരിധിയിലോ ശേഷിയിലോ കവിഞ്ഞ മിച്ച ദ്രാവകം (ജലമായി) ഉണ്ടാകുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਨਆਫ

ਸੀਮਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਸਰਪਲੱਸ ਤਰਲ (ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ) ਦੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہاؤ

حد یا گنجائش سے زیادہ مائع (پانی کے طور پر) کی موجودگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

径流

出现超出限制或容量的剩余液体（如水）

🇯🇵Japanese

流出

限界または容量を超える余剰液体（水など）の発生

🇰🇷Korean

흘러넘치다

한도 또는 용량을 초과하는 잉여 액체(물 등) 발생

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dòng chảy

sự xuất hiện của chất lỏng dư thừa (như nước) vượt quá giới hạn hoặc công suất

🇹🇭Thai

ไหลบ่า

การเกิดของเหลวส่วนเกิน (เช่น น้ำ) เกินขีดจำกัดหรือความจุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

limpasan

terjadinya kelebihan cairan (seperti air) melebihi batas atau kapasitas

🇲🇾Malay

air larian

berlakunya lebihan cecair (sebagai air) melebihi had atau kapasiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجريان السطحي

حدوث فائض من السائل (مثل الماء) يتجاوز الحد أو السعة

🇮🇷Persian

رواناب

وجود مایع اضافی (به عنوان آب) بیش از حد یا ظرفیت

🇹🇷Turkish

ikinci tur

limiti veya kapasiteyi aşan fazla sıvının (su olarak) ortaya çıkması

🇮🇱Hebrew

נגר

התרחשות של עודפי נוזלים (כמים) העולים על הגבול או הקיבולת

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