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   Stream

   /strēm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small, narrow river: "a perfect trout stream" Similar brookrivuletrillrunnelstreamletfreshetriverwatercoursetributarywinterbourneburnbeckdialect:bourncreekbillabonganabranchtechnical:influentconfluentrare:rilletbrookletrunlet
   • 2. a continuous flow of liquid, air, or gas: "Frank blew out a stream of smoke" Similar jetflowrushgushsurgespurtspouttorrentfloodcascadefountainoutpouringoutfluxoutfloweffusioncurrenttechnical:efflux
   • ▪ a mass of people or things moving continuously in the same direction: "there is a steady stream of visitors"
   • ▪ an amount of something or a number of things coming in a continuous flow: "a constant stream of enquiries" Similar successionseriesstringchainbarragevolleybatteryfloodavalanchetorrenttidespateOpposite trickle
   • 3. a continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate.
   • ▪ a continuous flow of video and audio material transmitted or received over the internet.
   • 4. a group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught; a track: British "children in the top streams"

   verb

   • 1. (of liquid) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction: "she sat with tears streaming down her face" Similar flowpourcourserungushsurgespurtfloodcascadesluiceslidespillslipglidetricklewell
   • ▪ (of a mass of people or things) move in a continuous flow in a specified direction: "he was watching the taxis streaming past" Similar poursurgefloodswarmpilecrowdthrong
   • ▪ (of a person or part of the body) produce a continuous flow of liquid; run with liquid: "my eyes were streaming"
   • ▪ (of hair, clothing, etc.) float or wave at full extent in the wind: "her black cloak streamed behind her" Similar flutterfloatflapflyblowwaftwaveswingundulaterippleOpposite dangle
   • 2. transmit or receive (data, especially video and audio material) over the internet as a steady, continuous flow.
   • 3. put (schoolchildren) in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together; track: British "in the coming school year, we were to be streamed"

   Word Origin Old Englishstrēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein ‘to flow’.

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › stream_1stream noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of stream noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean: to row against the stream; the Gulf Stream. any flow of water or other liquid or fluid: streams of blood. a current or flow of air, gas, or the like.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstream verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   stream. [intransitive, transitive] (of liquid or gas) to move or pour out in a continuous flow; to produce a continuous flow of liquid or gas. (+ adv./prep.) Tears streamed down his face. Stay away—I've got a streaming cold. Sunlight streamed through the windows.

5. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › streamstream | meaning of stream in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   stream meaning, definition, what is stream: a natural flow of water that moves acros...: Learn more.

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   features: Word Combinations ( noun, verb ), Word Explorer. Word Explorer. See. ecosystem, river, water. The meaning of stream. Definition of stream. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-british-english › streamstream | meaning in the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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   noun. uk / striːm/ B1. a small river. a stream of something. a line of people or cars moving in the same direction: a constant stream of traffic. (Definition of stream from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of stream. in Chinese (Traditional) 小河, 小河，溪流, 持續的流動… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

8. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stream_functionStream function - Wikipedia

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   In fluid dynamics, two types of stream function are defined: The two-dimensional (or Lagrange) stream function, introduced by Joseph Louis Lagrange in 1781, [1] is defined for incompressible ( divergence-free ), two-dimensional flows.