backflow

== English == === Etymology === From back +‎ flow. === Noun === backflow (countable and uncountable, plural backflows) The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended. Synonyms: backflux, reflux Hypernyms: flow, flux ==== Translations ==== === Verb === backflow (third-person singular simple present backflows, present participle backflowing, simple past and past participle backflowed) (transitive, intransitive) To flow in the wrong or backward direction. Synonyms: backflux, reflux Hypernyms: flow, flux === Anagrams === flowback