flow
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Old English flōwan, from Proto-Germanic *flōanan, from Proto-Indo-European *plōw-. Cognate from Proto-Indo-European (via Latin) with fluent, flux.
[edit] Noun
flow (countable and uncountable; plural flows)
- The movement of a fluid.
- The rising movement of the tide.
- Smoothness or continuity.
- The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.
- The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
- Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.
- (psychology) the state of being at one with.
[edit] Antonyms
- (movement of the tide): ebb
[edit] Translations
the movement of a fluid
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the rising movement of the tide
smoothness or continuity
rate of fluid movement
being at one with
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[edit] External links
Flow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- flow (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:flow (psychology)
[edit] Verb
flow (third-person singular simple present flows, present participle flowing, simple past and past participle flowed)
- (intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
- (intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
- The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.
[edit] Translations
to move as a fluid
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