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Meaning of flow

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

flow

Pronunciation:/fləʊ//floʊ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts

  2. The movement of a real or figurative fluid.

  3. A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.

    Example: The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations.

  4. The rising movement of the tide.

verb

Definitions

  1. To move as a fluid from one position to another.

    Example: Rivers flow from springs and lakes.

  2. To proceed; to issue forth.

    Example: Wealth flows from industry and economy.

  3. To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

    Example: The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.

  4. To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.