Main Entry:

¹stream

Pronunciation:

\ˈstrēm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein to flow

Date:

before 12th century

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 light5 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>6British : track 3c