flow
English
/fləʊ/, /floʊ/
noun
Definitions
- A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts
- The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
- (math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
- The rising movement of the tide.
- Smoothness or continuity.
- The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
- A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
- (psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
- The emission of blood during menstruation.
- (rap) The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English flowen inherited from Old English flōwan (flow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *flōaną (flow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plōw- (pour, wash).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*plōw-
Gloss
pour, wash
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Edwin Hubble English
- Hubble English
- Hubble flow English
- aflow English
- afterflow English
- air English
- airflow English
- antiflow English
- ash English
- ashflow English
- autoflow English
- back English
- backflow English
- backflowing English
- base English
- baseflow English
- biofluid English
- byflow English
- coflow English
- coflowing English
- conflow English
- contraflow English
- counterflow English
- crossflow English
- cryofluid English
- cytometric English
- dark English
- dark flow English
- deflow English
- downflow English
- downflowing English
- earth English
- earthflow English
- elastofluid English
- everflowing English
- ferrofluid English
- flowability English
- flowable English
- flowage English
- flowant English
- flowcytometric English
- flowcytometrically English
- flowest English
- floweth English
- flowgram English
- flowgraph English
- flowgraphy English
- flowing English
- flowingly English
- flowingness English
- flowless English
- flowlessness English
- flowlike English
- flowline English
- flowmeter English
- flowmetric English
- flowmetrically English
- flowmotion English
- flowrate English
- flowsheet English
- flowsnake English
- flowstone English
- flowthrough English
- flowtime English
- flowtop English
- flowy English
- fluid English
- fluid-bonded English
- fluid-bound English
- fluidal English
- fluidglycerate English
- fluidic English
- fluidical English
- fluidification English
- fluidiform English
- fluidify English
- fluidisation English
- fluidise English
- fluidism English
- fluidize English
- fluidless English
- fluidlike English
- fluidly English
- fluidness English
- fluidous English
- foreflow English
- free English
- freeflow English
- full-flowing English
- genderfluid English
- gene English
- geneflow English
- geofluid English
- grain English
- grainflow English
- graph English
- gyrofluid English
- hyperflow English
- inflow English
- inflowing English
- interflow English
- line English
- lineflow English
- magnetofluid English
- microflow English
- microfluid English
- midflow English
- mind English
- mindflow English
- motion English
- mud English
- mudflow English
- multifluid English
- nanoflow English
- nanofluid English
- news English
- newsflow English
- non-Newtonian fluid English
- nonflow English
- nonflowing English
- nonfluid English
- off-flow English
- outflow English
- outflowing English
- overflow English
- overflowable English
- overflower English
- overfloweth English
- palaeofluid English
- paleofluid English
- pseudofluid English
- rain English
- rainflow English
- rate English
- reflow English
- reflowable English
- semiflow English
- semifluid English
- serofluid English
- sheet English
- slush English
- slushflow English
- snake English
- stem English
- stemflow English
- stone English
- storm English
- stormflow English
- stream English
- streamflow English
- subflow English
- subfluid English
- superflow English
- superfluid English
- thermofluid English
- thickflowing English
- through English
- throughflow English
- time English
- top English
- underflow English
- unflowing English
- unfluid English
- uniflow English
- upflow English
- uroflow English
- uroflowmeter English
- water English
- waterflow English
- word English
- wordflow English
- work English
- workflow English
- Fluonia Latin
- affluo Latin
- circumfluo Latin
- confluo Latin
- defluo Latin
- diffluo Latin
- effluo Latin
- fluctus Latin
- fluibundus Latin
- fluidus Latin
- fluito Latin
- flumen Latin
- fluxus Latin
- fluō Latin
- influo Latin
- interfluo Latin
- perfluo Latin
- praefluo Latin
- praeterfluo Latin
- profluo Latin
- refluo Latin
- superfluo Latin
- transfluo Latin
- плавить Russian
- fluir Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰleh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *plew- Proto-Indo-European
- *plōw- Proto-Indo-European
- fluir Portuguese
- overflow Portuguese
- *flutōną Proto-Germanic
- *flōaną Proto-Germanic
- *flōduz Proto-Germanic
- beflowan Old English
- flowan Old English
- flōwan Old English
- forþflowan Old English
- geflowan Old English
- geondflowan Old English
- oferflowan Old English
- toflowan Old English
- प्लु Sanskrit
- biflowen Middle English
- flowen Middle English
- flowyng Middle English
- fluid Middle English
- inflowen Middle English
- overflowen Middle English
- flóa Old Norse
- *plaviti Proto-Slavic
- fluer Old French
- fluir Catalan, Valencian
- fluir Middle French
- *fluoien Old Dutch
- *plu- Proto-Indo-Aryan
- top
- air
- mud
- ash
- rain
- work
- dark
- rate
- news
- stem
- free
- time
- gene
- back
- mind
- word
- base
- line
- aflow
- water
- snake
- grain
- earth
- fluid
- graph
- sheet
- slush
- storm
- stone
- flowy
- deflow
- inflow
- byflow
- upflow
- coflow
- stream
- motion
- reflow
- Hubble
- through
- flowtop
- uroflow
- subflow
- midflow
- mudflow
- floweth
- flowant
- flowing
- ashflow
- uniflow
- fluidic
- nonflow
- outflow
- flowage
- unfluid
- conflow
- fluidal
- flowest
- fluidly
- airflow
- flowtime
- nanoflow
- geneflow
- flowable
- stemflow
- rainflow
- lineflow
- antiflow
- baseflow
- biofluid
- flowlike
- subfluid
- autoflow
- fluidify
- flowrate
- geofluid
- mindflow
- semiflow
- off-flow
- fluidise
- fluidize
- flowgram
- wordflow
- fluidism
- fluidous
- downflow
- foreflow
- newsflow
- workflow
- freeflow
- backflow
- overflow
- nonfluid
- flowless
- flowline
- inflowing
- slushflow
- flowsnake
- dark flow
- waterflow
- stormflow
- crossflow
- fluidless
- serofluid
- flowsheet
- grainflow
- superflow
- interflow
- hyperflow
- microflow
- unflowing
- flowgraph
- coflowing
- cryofluid
- fluidlike
- flowstone
- underflow
- fluidical
- semifluid
- earthflow
- gyrofluid
- afterflow
- flowingly
- flowmeter
- fluidness
- nanofluid
- reflowable
- fluidiform
- streamflow
- multifluid
- flowgraphy
- contraflow
- superfluid
- cytometric
- microfluid
- ferrofluid
- flowmetric
- flowmotion
- paleofluid
- nonflowing
- overflower
- outflowing
- backflowing
- elastofluid
- throughflow
- thermofluid
- everflowing
- pseudofluid
- flowthrough
- flowability
- Hubble flow
- fluid-bound
- downflowing
- palaeofluid
- overfloweth
- counterflow
- genderfluid
- flowingness
- fluidisation
- full-flowing
- overflowable
- flowlessness
- fluid-bonded
- uroflowmeter
- thickflowing
- magnetofluid
- Edwin Hubble
- flowcytometric
- fluidglycerate
- fluidification
- flowmetrically
- flowcytometrically
- non-Newtonian fluid