flow

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
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.
4. The rising movement of the tide.
5. Smoothness or continuity.
6. The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
7. A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
8. A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
9. The emission of blood during menstruation.
10. The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
11. The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.

Verb

1. To move as a fluid from one position to another.
2. To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.
3. To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
4. To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
5. To hang loosely and wave.
6. To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
7. To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
8. To allow (a liquid) to flow.
9. To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
10. To cover with varnish.
11. To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

Concepts

couler

flux

écoulement

courant

débit

s’écouler

afflux

circuler

écouler

jaillir

courir

cours

flot

affluer

découler

marée haute

menstruation

ruisseau

flow

mouvement

monter

ondoyer

cours d’eau

ruisseler

aller

circulation

fleuve

passage

passer

venir

marcher

saigner

trait

sortir

automne

tomber

actuel

catamenia

période

liquidité

alluvion

crue

ascension

montée

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fləʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English flowe, from the verb (see below). The psychology sense “state of focus” was coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in 1975.