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[striːm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small, narrow river
(e.g: a perfect trout stream)
- a continuous flow of liquid, air, or gas
(e.g: Frank blew out a stream of smoke)
- a continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate
- a group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught
(e.g: children in the top streams)
Phrases:
- against the stream
- with the stream
Origin
:
Old English strēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein ‘to flow’
[striːm], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction
(e.g: she sat with tears streaming down her face)
- transmit or receive (data, especially video and audio material) over the internet as a steady, continuous flow
- put (schoolchildren) in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together
(e.g: in the coming school year, we were to be streamed)
Phrases:
- against the stream
- with the stream
Origin
:
Old English strēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein ‘to flow’
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