overflow
English
/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/, /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/, /ˈoʊvɚˌfloʊ/, /ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊ/
noun
Definitions
- The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.
- Outlet for escape of excess material.
- (computing) The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overflowen inherited from Old English oferflōwan prefix from English flow.
Origin
English
flow
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hubble flow English
- aflow English
- afterflow English
- airflow English
- antiflow English
- ashflow English
- autoflow English
- backflow English
- baseflow English
- byflow English
- coflow English
- conflow English
- contraflow English
- counterflow English
- crossflow English
- dark flow English
- deflow English
- downflow English
- earthflow English
- flow English
- flowability English
- flowable English
- flowage English
- flowant English
- flowcytometric English
- flowest English
- floweth English
- flowgram English
- flowgraph English
- flowgraphy English
- flowing English
- flowless English
- flowlike English
- flowline English
- flowmeter English
- flowmetric English
- flowmotion English
- flowrate English
- flowsheet English
- flowsnake English
- flowstone English
- flowthrough English
- flowtime English
- flowtop English
- flowy English
- foreflow English
- freeflow English
- geneflow English
- grainflow English
- hyperflow English
- inflow English
- interflow English
- lineflow English
- microflow English
- midflow English
- mindflow English
- mudflow English
- nanoflow English
- newsflow English
- nonflow English
- off-flow English
- outflow English
- overflowable English
- overflower English
- overfloweth English
- rainflow English
- reflow English
- semiflow English
- slushflow English
- stemflow English
- stormflow English
- streamflow English
- subflow English
- superflow English
- throughflow English
- underflow English
- uniflow English
- upflow English
- uroflow English
- waterflow English
- wordflow English
- workflow English
- fluō Latin
- fluir Portuguese
- overflow Portuguese
- oferflōwan Old English
- flowen Middle English
- overflowen Middle English
- flow
- aflow
- flowy
- deflow
- inflow
- byflow
- reflow
- upflow
- coflow
- flowtop
- uroflow
- outflow
- subflow
- midflow
- flowage
- mudflow
- floweth
- flowant
- conflow
- flowest
- flowing
- ashflow
- uniflow
- airflow
- nonflow
- wordflow
- flowtime
- nanoflow
- geneflow
- flowable
- stemflow
- rainflow
- downflow
- lineflow
- foreflow
- antiflow
- baseflow
- newsflow
- workflow
- freeflow
- flowlike
- backflow
- flowless
- flowline
- autoflow
- flowrate
- mindflow
- semiflow
- off-flow
- flowgram
- flowgraph
- slushflow
- flowsnake
- dark flow
- waterflow
- flowstone
- underflow
- stormflow
- crossflow
- earthflow
- flowsheet
- afterflow
- grainflow
- superflow
- interflow
- flowmeter
- hyperflow
- microflow
- flowmetric
- streamflow
- flowgraphy
- flowmotion
- overflower
- contraflow
- Hubble flow
- overfloweth
- counterflow
- throughflow
- flowthrough
- flowability
- overflowable
- flowcytometric