flow

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfləʊ̯/, [ˈfləʊ̯]; /ˈflɵʊ̯/, [ˈflɵ̞ʊ̯] (General American, Standard Canadian) IPA(key): /ˈfloʊ̯/, [ˈfloʊ̯]; /ˈflɔʊ̯/, [ˈflɔʊ̯] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfləʉ̯/, [ˈfləʉ̯]; /ˈflɘʉ̯/, [ˈflɘ̞ʉ̯]; /ˈflɐʉ̯/, [ˈflɐ̝ʉ̯] Rhymes: -əʊ Homophones: floe, Flo Hyphenation: flow === Etymology 1 === From Middle English flowe, from the verb (see below). The psychology sense “state of focus” was coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in 1975. ==== Noun ==== flow (countable and uncountable, plural flows) 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. (mathematics) 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 notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations. The rising movement of the tide. Smoothness or continuity. The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow. The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement. Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow. Other devices measure water flow in streams fed by melted ice. A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant). (psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus, and enjoyment of a given task. The emission of blood during menstruation. (rap music jargon) The ability to skillfully rap along to a beat. The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point. (software) The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action. login flow search flow ===== Synonyms ===== (continuity): See also Thesaurus:continuity ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “movement of the tide”): ebb (antonym(s) of “continuity”): See also Thesaurus:discontinuity ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== Further reading ===== flow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Flow (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From Middle English flowen, from Old English flōwan (“to flow”), from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną (“to flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *plōw-, lengthened o-grade form of *plew- (“to fly, flow, run”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian flouje (“to flow”), West Frisian floeie (“to flow”), Dutch vloeien (“to flow”), Norwegian flo (“to flow”). Compare also English float. Not cognate with Latin fluō despite similarity. ==== Verb ==== flow (third-person singular simple present flows, present participle flowing, simple past and past participle flowed) (intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another. Rivers flow from springs and lakes. Tears flow from the eyes. (intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate. Wealth flows from industry and economy. (intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously. The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow. (intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over. (intransitive) To hang loosely and wave. a flowing mantle flowing locks (intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb. Synonyms: come in, come up The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours. (transitive, computing) To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow. (transitive) To allow (a liquid) to flow. (transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood. (transitive) To cover with varnish. (intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse flói (“a large bay, firth”), see floe. Compare Scots flow (“peat-bog, marsh”), Icelandic flói (“marshy ground”). ==== Noun ==== flow (plural flows) (Scotland) A bog or mire, especially a rough, waterlogged one. 1895, Crockett, Moss-Hags page xlii: Had been roughly laid with bog-wood dug from the flowes, 1898 July 23, Shetland News, quoted in the EDD: If dey wirna a day apo' da flow dan he [it] wis nae man's bishaness. ===== Derived terms ===== flow-bog, flow-moss ==== References ==== “flow, n.2.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “flow, v., n.1”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. Joseph Wright, editor (1900), “FLOW”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volume II (D–G), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC. (suggests the origin is Norwegian dialectal floe "pool of water in swampy ground; swamp") === Further reading === “flow”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Wolf, fowl, wolf == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /floː/ Hyphenation: flow === Etymology 1 === Unadapted borrowing from English flow. ==== Noun ==== flow f or m (plural flows, no diminutive) (music) rhythm, flow of music (particularly in jazz) (music) flow (ability to skilfully rap) (psychology) flow (mental state characterized by concentration, focus, and enjoyment of a given task) streak of successes === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== flow inflection of flowen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Further reading === “flow” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == French == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English flow. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flo/ Hyphenation: flow === Noun === flow m (plural flows) (music) flow flow (style) == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English flow. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɔw/, /ˈflɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔw, -ɔ Syllabification: flow === Noun === flow m inan or n (indeclinable) (colloquial, uncountable) (rap music jargon) flow (the ability to skillfully rap along to a beat) (psychology) flow (a mental state characterized by concentration, focus, and enjoyment of a given task) Synonym: przepływ złapać flow ― to catch flow flow (smoothness or continuity) Czy był flow na callu? ― Was there good flow on the call? ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “flow”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) flow at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego flow at Obserwatorium Językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English flow. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: flow === Noun === flow m (plural flows) (colloquial) flow (the ability to rap skillfully) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English flow. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflou/ [ˈflou̯] Rhymes: -ou Syllabification: flow === Noun === flow m (plural flows) (colloquial) flow (the ability to rap skillfully) (colloquial, uncommon) flow (as in go with the flow) ir con el flow ― go with the flow ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.