the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
[ Syn: flowing ]
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
[ Syn: flow rate , rate of flow ]
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
[ Syn: stream ]
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
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
[ Syn: stream ]
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
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation; a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped--Hippocrates; the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females--Aristotle
[ Syn: menstruation , menses , menstruum , catamenia , period ]
flow (n.)
move or progress freely as if in a stream; The crowd flowed out of the stadium
[ Syn: flux ]
move along, of liquids; Water flowed into the cave; the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
cause to flow; The artist flowed the washes on the paper'
be abundantly present; The champagne flowed at the wedding'
fall or flow in a certain way; This dress hangs well; Her long black hair flowed down her back
cover or swamp with water
undergo menstruation; She started menstruating at the age of 11
[ Syn: menstruate ]