I. flow [fləʊ, Am floʊ] VB intr
II. flow [fləʊ, Am floʊ] N usu sing
1. flow also fig (movement):
2. flow (volume of fluid):
- flow
-
3. flow also fig (outpouring):
in·for·ˈma·tion flow N
- information flow
-
ˈflow-on ADJ Aus, NZ (knock-on)
turbulent flow N
flow resistance N
- flow resistance PHYS
-
flow meter N
- flow meter TECH
-
liquidity flow N INV-FIN
- liquidity flow
-
cash flow N INV-FIN
flow variable N ACCOUNT
flow calculation N CTRL
- flow calculation
-
monetary flow N INV-FIN
- monetary flow (Kapitalfluss)
-
official flow N STATE
- official flow
-
payment flow N INV-FIN
- payment flow
-
nonconcessionary flow N FINMKT
concessional flow N CTRL
work flow N CTRL
- work flow
-
flow (veh/h, on a specific road)
- flow TRAFF FLOW
-
contributory flow TRAFF FLOW
- contributory flow
-
saturation flow TRAFF FLOW
flow map TRAFF FLOW
- flow map
-
forced flow TRAFF FLOW
traffic flow TRAFF FLOW
- traffic flow
-
directional volume flow diagram TRAFF FLOW
ˈsig·nal flow N mechatr
| I | flow |
|---|---|
| you | flow |
| he/she/it | flows |
| we | flow |
| you | flow |
| they | flow |
| I | flowed |
|---|---|
| you | flowed |
| he/she/it | flowed |
| we | flowed |
| you | flowed |
| they | flowed |
| I | have | flowed |
|---|---|---|
| you | have | flowed |
| he/she/it | has | flowed |
| we | have | flowed |
| you | have | flowed |
| they | have | flowed |
| I | had | flowed |
|---|---|---|
| you | had | flowed |
| he/she/it | had | flowed |
| we | had | flowed |
| you | had | flowed |
| they | had | flowed |
PONS OpenDictAdd entry
Would you like to add a word, a phrase or a translation?
We'd love you to send us a new entry for PONS OpenDict. The submitted suggestions are reviewed by the PONS editorial team and incorporated into the results accordingly.
Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The infiltration trenches then flow into local watercourses.
en.wikipedia.org The symptoms of inflammation are redness, swelling, heat, and pain, which are caused by increased blood flow into tissue.
en.wikipedia.org The streams rising from this mountain flow into the Arctic Ocean.
en.wikipedia.org Factor markets are open and factors are mobile; accordingly, both capital and labour are free to flow into or out of the economy.
rabble.ca Furthermore, a fistula between the lower esophagus and trachea may allow stomach acid to flow into the lungs and cause damage.
en.wikipedia.org Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
[...]
aktuell.ruhr-uni-bochum.de A research team led by the University of Münster, has shown that the fluids flow a lot faster through solid rock than previously assumed.
[...][...]
Ein Forscherteam unter Federführung der Uni Münster zeigte, dass die Fluide um ein Vielfaches schneller durch massives Gestein fließen als bislang angenommen.
[...][...]
www.grossglockner.at Would you like to know, for example, where the water flows to from the Pasterze, the longest glacier in the eastern Alps?
[...][...]
Möchten Sie z.B. wissen, wohin das Wasser der Pasterze, dem längsten Gletscher der Ostalpen, fließt?
[...][...]
www.yoga-atelier.at Usually the heart has to work hard all day and night against gravity to move oxygenated blood up to the brain and throughout the body, but when you are upside down the blood flows on its own with out the heart having to do all the work.
[...][...]
Normalerweise muss das Herz den ganzen Tag hart gegen die Schwerkraft arbeiten um Sauerstoff ins Hirn und in den Körper zu bekommen, aber wenn du am Kopf stehst, fließt das Blut von alleine ohne dass das Herz die ganze Arbeit hat.
[...][...]
www.awi.de ” Above the large crack, the glacier last flowed at a speed of twelve metres per day “, reports Humbert ’ s colleague Dr. Dana Floricioiu from DLR.
[...]
„ Oberhalb des großen Risses ist der Gletscher zuletzt mit einem Tempo von zwölf Metern pro Tag geflossen “, berichtet Humberts Kollegin Dr. Dana Floricioiu vom DLR.
[...]
www-alt.igb.fraunhofer.de The wetting by liquids can be changed by electrical fields directly on the interface without any current flowing.
[...][...]
Die Benetzung von Flüssigkeiten lässt sich durch elektrische Felder direkt an der Grenzfläche verändern, ohne dass ein Strom fließt.
[...]