flow
Signification (English)
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- Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
- A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
- The rising movement of the tide.
- Smoothness or continuity.
- The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
- A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
- A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
- The emission of blood during menstruation.
- The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
- The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.
Concepts
s’écouler
cours d’eau
catamenia
Synonyms
rising tide
menstruate
ooze out
rate of flow
flow rate
gush forth
swim across
technological process
stream forth
water course
cross-current
spring forth
menstrual blood
be washed away
non-uniform flow
stream of water
arise out of
act like milk
make flow
flow direction
variable flow
be directed towards
be flowing
let flow
fig. abound
arise from
be adrift
be full
flow out
full to the brim
gush out
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/fləʊ/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English flowe, from the verb (see below). The psychology sense “state of focus” was coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in 1975.
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