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stream

31 ENTRIES FOUND:

1stream

noun \ˈstrēm\

Definition of STREAM

1
: a body of running water (as a river or brook) flowing on the earth; also : any body of flowing fluid (as water or gas)
2
a : a steady succession (as of words or events) <kept up an endless stream of chatter> b : a constantly renewed or steady supply <a stream of revenue> c : a continuous moving procession <a stream of traffic>
3
: an unbroken flow (as of gas or particles of matter)
4
: a ray of light
5
a : a prevailing attitude or group <has always run against the stream of current fashion> b : a dominant influence or line of development <the influence of two streams of inheritance: genetic and cultural — P. B. Baltes>
6
British : track 3c

Examples of STREAM

  1. A stream flows through the field.

Origin of STREAM

Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein to flow
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

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