n
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
n
Any flow or issue of fluid which continues after the expected cessation; a later or residual flow; drip.
n
(physics) Flow in an opposite direction.
n
diffusion against the flow of a fluid
n
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
n
(physics) The reaction, as a result of Newton's third law, back from a radiating gravitational wave.
n
That which flows by, near, or around; an ancillary or secondary flow.
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
adj
Of or pertaining to flow in the same direction.
n
(graph theory) Any of a series of flows that have a common source and destination
n
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
n
(obsolete) The flowing of different streams into one.
n
A current that flows against the prevailing one.
v
To flow in the opposite direction
adj
That streams in the opposite direction
v
To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
n
(obsolete) downward flow
adv
(geology) Towards the lower part of a section.
n
(figuratively) A large flowing out and in.
n
The process of flowing out.
adj
Flowing out; outflowing.
n
The process of flowing out.
n
(aerospace) Any object that is ejected by a satellite while it is in space.
adj
Flowing forth; emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.
n
(by extension) A flux and reflux.
adj
(e.g. of a river) Flowing at a swift, rapid rate.
v
(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
n
The flowing backward of a fluid.
n
The path taken by a flowing fluid.
n
flow (through a system or process)
adj
Flowing; able to flow.
adj
That flows; flowing, liquid.
n
The act or process of foreflowing.
adj
(archaic) Having free vent.
n
The process of passing something through a funnel.
v
(transitive) To stabilize by means of a gyroscope or gyrostabilizer.
n
That which flows or comes in.
adj
Having a tendency to flow inward.
n
(civil engineering) An elevation of a pipe at a certain point along the pipe.
n
The net movement of material matter from one location to another.
n
A point in time during flow or fluency.
adj
(geology) Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.
n
A flow from something (or somewhere) to something (or somewhere) else
n
The management by a utility of its demand for electricity over time, to reduce spikes in usage.
n
An unscheduled or accidental break in the supply of electricity
n
(obsolete) Onward flow; current.
adj
Flowing smoothly as if in a stream.
n
(geology) The growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment
adj
(now literary) Flowing back.
adj
Flowing backward or against the normal direction.
n
(agriculture) Surface or subsurface water that leaves the field following application of irrigation water.
n
(electricity) An intentional disruption of electric service to different areas in a region to conserve power.
adj
Flowing; easy; cursive.
adj
Fluid; capable of flowing.
n
A branch from the main flow
adj
Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
n
The point in a system (either an infrastructure or a market), where a swarm of disruptions and attacks will cascade and collapse the system (resulting in e.g. financial loss, supply shortages, or destabilization).
n
(hydrology) The movement of an identifiably separate body of water through a larger body (such as a current of fresh water through salt water).
n
The flowing of a liquid through or across something.
adj
(of water or other liquid) flowing through or across something (such as under a bridge)
n
A flowing through, across, or beyond; a throughflow.
adj
Alternative form of uniflow [(of an engine) In which the gas mixture enters at one end of the cylinder controlled by the piston and the exhaust exits at the other.]
n
Alternative form of waterflow [the flow of water, especially as part of a hydraulic system.]
n
the flow of water, especially as part of a hydraulic system.
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