a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook.
2.
a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean: to row against the stream; the Gulf Stream.
3.
any flow of water or other liquid or fluid: streams of blood.
4.
a current or flow of air, gas, or the like.
5.
a beam or trail of light: A stream of moonlight fell from the clouds.
6.
a continuous flow or succession of anything: a stream of words.
7.
prevailing direction; drift: the stream of opinion.
–verb (used without object)
8.
to flow, pass, or issue in a stream, as water, tears, or blood.
9.
to send forth or throw off a stream; run or flow (often fol. by with): eyes streaming with tears.
10.
to extend in a beam or in rays, as light: Sunlight streamed in through the windows.
11.
to move or proceed continuously like a flowing stream, as a procession.
12.
to wave or float outward, as a flag in the wind.
13.
to hang in a loose, flowing manner, as long hair.
–verb (used with object)
14.
to send forth or discharge in a stream: The wound streamed blood.
15.
to cause to stream or float outward, as a flag.
16.
Nautical. to place (an object) in the water at the end of a line attached to a vessel.
—Idiom
17.
on stream, in or into operation: The factory will be on stream in a month.
[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME streem, OE stréam; c. G Strom, ON straumr; akin to Gk rheǐn to flow (see rheum); (v.) ME streamen, deriv. of the n.]
—Related forms
streamless, adjective
streamlike, adjective
—Synonyms 1. rill, run, streamlet, runnel. Stream,current refer to a steady flow. In this use they are interchangeable. In the sense of running water, however, a stream is a flow that may be as small as a brook or as large as a river: A number of streams have their sources in mountains. Current refers to the most rapidly moving part of the stream: This river has a swift current. 2. flow, tide. 6. torrent, rush. 8. pour.
O.E. stream "a course of water," from P.Gmc. *straumaz (cf. O.S. strom, O.N. straumr, Dan. strøm, Swed. ström, Norw. straum, O.Fris. stram, Du. stroom, O.H.G. stroum, Ger. Strom "current, river"), from PIE base *sreu- "flow" (see rheum). Meaning "current in the sea" (e.g. Gulf Stream) is recorded from c.1375. The verb is attested from c.1225. Streamer "flag that streams in the air" is recorded from 1292. Stream of consciousness in lit crit first recorded 1931, originally in psychology (1855).
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
2.
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
3.
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression [syn: flow]
4.
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
5.
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" [syn: current]
verb
1.
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
2.
exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"
3.
move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: pour]
4.
rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" [syn: pour]
5.
flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"
a small river or brook Example: He managed to jump across the stream.
Arabic:
جَدْوَل، نُهَيْر
Chinese (Simplified):
溪流
Chinese (Traditional):
溪流
Czech:
potok
Danish:
vandløb
Dutch:
stroom
Estonian:
oja
Finnish:
puro
French:
ruisseau
German:
der Wasserlauf
Greek:
ποταμάκι, ρυάκι
Hungarian:
patak
Icelandic:
á, lækur
Indonesian:
anak sungai
Italian:
ruscello
Japanese:
小川
Korean:
개울, 시내
Latvian:
strauts; upīte
Lithuanian:
upelis
Norwegian:
liten elv, bekk
Polish:
strumień
Portuguese (Brazil):
riacho
Portuguese (Portugal):
ribeiro
Romanian:
pârâu
Russian:
ручей
Slovak:
potok
Slovenian:
potok
Spanish:
riachuelo, arroyo
Swedish:
ström, vattendrag
Turkish:
çay, dere
stream2[striːm]noun
a flow of eg water, air etc Example: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.
Arabic:
سَيْل، فَيْضٌ من
Chinese (Simplified):
一股（串）
Chinese (Traditional):
一股(串)
Czech:
proud
Danish:
strøm; række
Dutch:
stroom
Estonian:
voog, hoovus
Finnish:
virta
French:
torrent
German:
der Strom
Greek:
ρεύμα
Hungarian:
ár(adat)
Icelandic:
straumur, flaumur, flóð
Indonesian:
arus
Italian:
torrente
Japanese:
流れ
Korean:
흐름, 수류; 기류; 연속되는 것
Latvian:
straume; kustība; rinda
Lithuanian:
srovė, srautas
Norwegian:
strøm
Polish:
strumień
Portuguese (Brazil):
corrente
Portuguese (Portugal):
corrente
Romanian:
aflux
Russian:
поток; струя
Slovak:
prúd
Slovenian:
tok
Spanish:
corriente, flujo, chorro
Swedish:
ström, flöde, harang
Turkish:
… seli, … akıntısı; akıntı
stream3[striːm]noun
the current of a river etc Example: He was swimming against the stream.
Arabic:
تَيّار
Chinese (Simplified):
水流
Chinese (Traditional):
水流
Czech:
proud
Danish:
strøm
Dutch:
stroom
Estonian:
vool
Finnish:
virta
French:
courant
German:
der Strom
Greek:
ρεύμα, ροή (ποταμού)
Hungarian:
áram(lás)
Icelandic:
straumur
Indonesian:
aliran sungai
Italian:
corrente
Japanese:
流れ
Korean:
(강물의) 흐름, 조류
Latvian:
straume
Lithuanian:
srovė
Norwegian:
strøm
Polish:
prąd
Portuguese (Brazil):
corrente
Portuguese (Portugal):
corrente
Romanian:
curent
Russian:
течение
Slovak:
prúd
Slovenian:
vodni tok
Spanish:
corriente
Swedish:
ström
Turkish:
akıntı
stream4[striːm]noun
in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability
Arabic:
أحَد الصُّفوف المُقَسَّمَه حَسَب القُدْرَه
Chinese (Simplified):
同一年级同年龄学生按智力划分的小组
Chinese (Traditional):
同一年級同年齡學生按智力劃分的小組
Czech:
oddělení
Danish:
niveau
Dutch:
niveaugroep
Estonian:
tasemerühm
Finnish:
tasoryhmä
French:
classe de niveau
German:
die Leistungsgruppe
Greek:
τμήμα τάξης
Hungarian:
szintezett csoport
Icelandic:
bekkur (sem raðað er í skv. námsgetu)
Indonesian:
jurusan
Italian:
sezione
Japanese:
能力別クラス
Latvian:
klase (ar skolēnu dalījumu pēc spējām)
Lithuanian:
(vienodų gabumų mokinių) klasė
Norwegian:
kursplan, nivå, evnegruppe
Polish:
grupa
Portuguese (Brazil):
turma
Portuguese (Portugal):
turma
Romanian:
an de studiu
Russian:
поток; класс
Slovak:
smer(ovanie)
Slovenian:
razred enakovrednih
Spanish:
clase, grupo, nivel
Swedish:
nivågrupp
Turkish:
öğrencilerin yetenek düzeylerine göre kümelere ayrıldıkları sınıf
stream1[striːm]verb
to flow Example: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.
Arabic:
يَتَدَفَّق، يَسْري، يَجْري
Chinese (Simplified):
流出
Chinese (Traditional):
流出
Czech:
proudit; vát
Danish:
strømme; blafre
Dutch:
stromen
Estonian:
voolama, voogama
Finnish:
virrata, hulmuta
French:
ruisseler; sortir à flots; flotter au vent
German:
strömen
Greek:
κυλώ, ρέω, ξεχύνομαι
Hungarian:
áramlik; leng
Icelandic:
streyma; blakta
Indonesian:
mengalir
Italian:
uscire, fluire; ondeggiare
Japanese:
流れ出る
Korean:
흐르다; 쏟아져 나오다; 나부끼다
Latvian:
plūst; (par matiem u.tml.) plīvot
Lithuanian:
tekėti, plūsti, plaikstytis
Norwegian:
strømme; flagre
Polish:
płynąć, powiewać
Portuguese (Brazil):
fluir, tremular
Portuguese (Portugal):
fluir
Romanian:
a curge şiroaie; a se revărsa; a flutura în vânt
Russian:
течь, струиться
Slovak:
prúdiť; viať
Slovenian:
zlivati se, teči; plapolati
Spanish:
manar, correr, chorrear
Swedish:
strömma, fladdra
Turkish:
sel gibi akmak, *boşanmak
stream2[striːm]verb
to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability Example: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.
STREAM ["STREAM: A Scheme Language for Formally Describing Digital Circuits", C.D. Kloos in PARLE: Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe, LNCS 259, Springer 1987]. (1995-01-30)
stream 1. An abstraction referring to any flow of data from a source (or sender, producer) to a single sink (or receiver, consumer). A stream usually flows through a channel of some kind, as opposed to packets which may be addressed and routed independently, possibly to multiple recipients. Streams usually require some mechanism for establishing a channel or a "connection" between the sender and receiver. 2. In the C language's buffered input/ouput library functions, a stream is associated with a file or device which has been opened using fopen. Characters may be read from (written to) a stream without knowing their actual source (destination) and buffering is provided transparently by the library routines. 3. Confusingly, Sun have called their modular device driver mechanism "STREAMS". 4. In IBM's AIXoperating system, a stream is a full-duplex processing and data transfer path between a driver in kernel space and a process in user space. [IBM AIX 3.2 Communication Programming Concepts, SC23-2206-03]. 5. streaming. 6. lazy list. (1996-11-06)
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Ca*tarrh"\, n. [L. catarrhus, Gr. ?, ?, a running down, rheum, fr. ?; kata` down + ? to flow. See Stream.] (Med.) An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as, catarrh of the stomach; catarrh of the bladder. Note: In America, the term catarrh is applied especially to a chronic inflammation of, and hypersecretion fron, the membranes of the nose or air passages; in England, to an acute influenza, resulting a cold, and attended with cough, thirst, lassitude, and watery eyes; also, to the cold itself.
Cur"rent\, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a. ]1. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity. Two such silver currents, when they join, Do glorify the banks that bound them in. --Shak. The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents, whose direction . . . the navigator should know. --Nichol. 2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc. Current meter, an instrument for measuring the velocity, force, etc., of currents. Current mill, a mill driven by a current wheel. Current wheel, a wheel dipping into the water and driven by the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the tide. Syn: Stream; course. See Stream.
Di`ar*rhe"a\, Diarrhoea \Di`ar*rh[oe]"a\, n. [L. diarrhoea, Gr. ?, fr. ? to flow through; ? + ? to flow; akin to E. stream. See Stream.] (Med.) A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging or looseness of the bowels; a flux.
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