Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,781,718,319 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

streamer

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
stream·er  (strmr)
n.
1.
a. A long narrow flag, banner, or pennant.
b. A long narrow strip of material used for ornament or decoration.
2. A column of light shooting across the sky in the aurora borealis.
3. An extension of rays from the sun's corona.
4. A newspaper headline that runs across a full page.

streamer [ˈstriːmə]
n
1. (History / Heraldry) a long narrow flag or part of a flag
2. a long narrow coiled ribbon of coloured paper that becomes unrolled when tossed
3. (Astronomy) a stream of light, esp one appearing in some forms of the aurora
4. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Journalism a large heavy headline printed across the width of a page of a newspaper
5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing another word for tape streamer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.streamer - light that streams; "streamers of flames"
aurora - an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
2.streamer - a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
headline, newspaper headline - the heading or caption of a newspaper article
3.streamerstreamer - a long flag; often tapering          
flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
pennoncel, pennoncelle, penoncel - a small pennant borne on a lance
4.streamerstreamer - long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

streamer
noun banner, flag, pennant, standard, colours, ribbon, ensign, pennon a red streamer with white lettering
Translations
streamer [ˈstriːməʳ] N
1. [of paper, at parties etc] → serpentina f
2. (Naut) → gallardete m
streamer [ˈstriːmər] nserpentin m, banderole f
stream feed n (on photocopier, printer)alimentation f en continu
streamer
n
(= flag)Banner nt; (made of paper) → Papier- or Luftschlange f; (made of cloth, as decoration) → Band nt; streamer of smokeRauchfahne f; streamer headline (US) → Balkenüberschrift f
(also data streamer: for data storage) → Streamer m, → Streamer-Tape nt
streamer [ˈstriːməʳ] n (of paper, at parties) → stella filante
streamer [ˈstriːməʳ] n (of paper, at parties) → stella filante


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
The night was warm and I was thirsty, and I went stretching my legs clumsily and feeling my way in the dark- ness, to the little table where the siphon stood, while Ogilvy exclaimed at the streamer of gas that came out towards us.
But the Milky Way, it seemed to me, was still the same tattered streamer of star-dust as of yore.
The next morn broke off the coast of Aleria; all day they coasted, and in the evening saw fires lighted on land; the position of these was no doubt a signal for landing, for a ship's lantern was hung up at the mast-head instead of the streamer, and they came to within a gunshot of the shore.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.