stream — any steady flow or succession of material
→ corant m
→ flux continou m
Additional Definitions (WordNet):
NOUN (5)
1. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth; [syn: stream, watercourse]
2. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; - Example: "two streams of development run through American history" - Example: "stream of consciousness" - Example: "the flow of thought" - Example: "the current of history" [syn: stream, flow, current]
3. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression; [syn: flow, stream]
4. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; - Example: "a stream of people emptied from the terminal" - Example: "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors" [syn: stream, flow]
5. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); - Example: "the raft floated downstream on the current" - Example: "he felt a stream of air" - Example: "the hose ejected a stream of water" [syn: current, stream]
VERB (5)
1. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; - Example: "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
2. exude profusely; - Example: "She was streaming with sweat" - Example: "His nose streamed blood"
3. move in large numbers; - Example: "people were pouring out of the theater" - Example: "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate]