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flow·age

 (flō′ĭj)
n.
1. The act of flowing or overflowing.
2.
a. The state of being flooded.
b. A body of water, such as a lake or reservoir, formed by usually deliberate flooding.
3. An outflow or overflow.
4. The gradual plastic deformation of a solid body, as by heat.
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flowage

(ˈfləʊɪdʒ)
n
1. the act of flowing or overflowing or the state of having overflowed
2. the liquid that flows or overflows
3. (General Physics) a gradual deformation or motion of certain solids, such as asphalt, which flow without fracture
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flow•age

(ˈfloʊ ɪdʒ)

n.
1. an act of flowing; flow.
2. the state of being flooded.
3. flowing or overflowing liquid.
4. Mech. gradual internal motion or deformation.
[1820–30, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.flowage - gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat); "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation"
flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge
2.flowage - a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites were located near the flowage"
body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
3.flowage - the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
flood
filling - the act of filling something
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