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stream⋅ing
[stree-ming] 
–noun
| 1. | an act or instance of flowing. |
| 2. | Also called protoplasmic streaming. Biology. rapid flowing of cytoplasm within a cell; cyclosis. |
| 3. | Computers. a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream: live streaming video. |
stream
[streem] –noun
| 1. | 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)
—Idiom| 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. |
| 17. | on stream, in or into operation: The factory will be on stream in a month. |
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME streem, OE strēam; c. G Strom, ON straumr; akin to Gk rheîn to flow (see rheum ); (v.) ME streamen, deriv. of the n.
bef. 900; (n.) ME streem, OE strēam; c. G Strom, ON straumr; akin to Gk rheîn 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.
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.
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| stream (strēm) n.
v. intr.
[Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; see sreu- in Indo-European roots.] stream'y adj. |
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Streaming
Stream"ing\, a. Sending forth streams.Streaming
Stream"ing\, n. 1. The act or operation of that which streams; the act of that which sends forth, or which runs in, streams. 2. (Mining) The reduction of stream tin; also, the search for stream tin.
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Main Entry: stream·ing
Pronunciation: 'strE-mi[ng]
Function: noun
: an act or instance of flowing; specifically :
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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streaming stream·ing (strē'mĭng)
n.
Streaming movement.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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| streaming (strē'mĭng) Pronunciation Key
Relating to information that is transmitted in real time over the Internet, instead of being sent first as a file and then opened after it has been downloaded. |
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streaming communications
Playing sound or video in real time as it is downloaded over the Internet as opposed to storing it in a local file first. A plug-in to a web browser such as Netscape Navigator decompresses and plays the data as it is transferred to your computer over the World-Wide Web. Streaming audio or video avoids the delay entailed in downloading an entire file and then playing it with a helper application. Streaming requires a fast connection and a computer powerful enough to execute the decompression algorithm in real time.
(1996-11-06)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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