streaming

stream  (strm)

n.

1.

a. A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.

b. A steady current in such a flow of water.

2. A steady current of a fluid.

3. A steady flow or succession: a stream of insults. See Synonyms at flow.

4. A trend, course, or drift, as of opinion, thought, or history.

5. A beam or ray of light.

6. Chiefly British A course of study to which students are tracked.

v. streamed, stream·ing, streams

v.intr.

1. To flow in or as if in a stream.

2. To pour forth or give off a stream; flow: My eyes were streaming with tears.

3. To come or go in large numbers; pour: Traffic was streaming by. Fan mail streamed in.

4. To extend, wave, or float outward: The banner streamed in the breeze.

5.

a. To leave a continuous trail of light.

b. To give forth a continuous stream of light rays or beams; shine.

v.tr.

1. To emit, discharge, or exude (a body fluid, for example).

2. Computer Science To transmit (data) in real time, especially over the Internet.

Idiom:

on stream

In or into operation or production: a new power plant soon to go on stream.

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[Middle English streme, from Old English stram; see sreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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streamy adj.

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streaming  (strmng)

Relating to information that is transmitted in real time over the Internet, instead of being sent first as a file and then opened after it has been downloaded.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	streaming - the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell cyclosis organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
Adj.	1.	streaming - exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts; "his streaming face"; "her streaming eyes"
	2.	streaming - (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; "streaming audio"; "streaming video recording" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures unprocessed - not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities"

Translations

streaming [ˈstriːmɪŋ]

A. ADJ to have a streaming cold → tener un resfriado muy fuerte
I had a streaming nose → me moqueaba la nariz
to have streaming eyes → tener los ojos llorosos

B. N (Scol) → división f de alumnos por grupos(según su aptitud académica)

streaming

n (Brit Sch) → Einteilung f → in Leistungsgruppen

adj nose, windows → triefend; eyes also → tränend; I have a streaming cold (Brit) → ich habe einen fürchterlichen Schnupfen

streaming [ˈstriːmɪŋ]

1. n (Scol) → suddivisione degli studenti in livelli (di rendimento e abilità)

2. adj I've got a streaming cold → ho il naso che cola per il raffreddore