- Stream-flow
- The rate at which water passes agiven point in a stream, usually expressed in cubic feet per second.U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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Stream-flow
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stream|flow — «STREEM FLOH», noun. the volume of water flowing in a stream at a given time … Useful english dictionary
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free-stream flow — The air in a region where pressure, temperature, and relative velocity are unaffected by the passage of aircraft through it. Also known as relative airflow (RAF). Continuous lines are free air stream airflow … Aviation dictionary
Average stream flow — The rate, usually expressed in cubic feet per second, at which water passes a given point in a stream over a set period of time. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
flow — flow1 W2S2 [fləu US flou] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid/gas/electricity)¦ 2¦(traffic)¦ 3¦(goods/people/information)¦ 4¦(speech/writing)¦ 5¦(of the sea)¦ 6 in full flow 7 go with the flow 8 go against the flow ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Stream (computing) — In computing, the term stream is used in a number of ways, in all cases referring to a succession of data elements made available over time.*On Unix and related systems based on the C programming language, a stream is a source or sink of data,… … Wikipedia
