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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.

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

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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stream

Noun

1. a small river

2. any steady flow of water or other liquid

3. something that resembles a stream in moving continuously in a line or particular direction: the stream of traffic

4. a fast and continuous flow of speech: the constant stream of jargon

5. Brit, Austral, & NZ a class of school children grouped together because of similar ability

Verb

1. to pour in a continuous flow: rain streamed down her cheeks

2. (of a crowd of people or traffic or a herd of animals) to move in unbroken succession

3. to float freely or with a waving motion: a flimsy pink dress that streamed out behind her

4. Brit & NZ to group (school children) in streams [Old English strēam]

streaming n
streamlet n

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stream  (strm)

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

2. A flow of a watery substance, such as blood in blood vessels or cytoplasm in fungal hyphae, in an organism or in part of an organism.

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Stream a continuous flow.

Examples: stream of abuse; of beneficence; of blood, 1225; of bubbles, 1727; of cold air; of emigrants, 1849; of fire, 1777; of ice; of people, 1639; of swifts, 1857; of tears, 1591; of wind, 1753; of words.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stream - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth watercourse 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" branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one brook, creek - a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" crossing, ford - a shallow area in a stream that can be forded headstream - a stream that forms the source of a river meander - a bend or curve, as in a stream or river midstream - the middle of a stream river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" rill, rivulet, runnel, streamlet, run - a small stream tidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater stream - a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
	2.	stream - dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history" current, flow course, line - a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
	3.	stream - the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression flow movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" spillage, spill, release - the act of allowing a fluid to escape overflow, flood, outpouring - a large flow
	4.	stream - something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors" flow motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
	5.	stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" current tidal current, tidal flow - the water current caused by the tides rip current, riptide - a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore undertide, undercurrent - a current below the surface of a fluid flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) violent stream, torrent - a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" eddy, twist - a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself maelstrom, whirlpool, vortex - a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) ocean current - the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
Verb	1.	stream - to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind" be adrift, drift, float, blow - be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
	2.	stream - exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood" exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
	3.	stream - move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" pour, pullulate, swarm, teem crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" spill out, spill over, pour out - be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"
	4.	stream - rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, pelt, pour rain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" sheet - come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon" sluice, sluice down - pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"
	5.	stream - flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face" well out course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" spin - stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"

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stream

noun 1. river, brook, creek U.S. burn Scot. beck, tributary, bayou, rivulet, rill, freshet

noun 2. flow, current, rush, run, course, drift, surge, tide, torrent, outpouring, tideway

noun 3. succession, series, flood, chain, battery, volley, avalanche, barrage, torrent

verb 4. flow, run, pour, course, issue, flood, shed, spill, emit, glide, cascade, gush, spout

verb 5. rush, fly, speed, tear, flood, pour

Translations

stream [striːm] n → riachuelo, arroyo (= jet); chorro (= flow); corriente f [of people] → oleada

vt (SCOL) → dividir en grupos por habilidad

vi → correr, fluir;

to stream in/out [people] → entrar/salir en tropel;

against the stream → a contracorriente;

on stream [new power plant etc] → en funcionamiento

stream [striːm] n (= brook) → ruisseau m (= current); courant m, flot m [of people]; défilé ininterrompu, flot

vt (Scol) → répartir par niveau

vi → ruisseler;

to stream in/out → entrer/sortir à flots;

against the stream → à contre courant;

on stream [new power plant etc] → en service

stream [striːm] n (small river) → Bach m;

(current) → Strömung f;

(of people, vehicles) → Strom m;

(of questions, insults etc) → Flut f, Schwall m;

(of smoke) → Schwaden m;

(Scol) → Leistungsgruppe f

vt (Scol) → in Leistungsgruppen einteilen

vi → strömen;

against the stream → gegen den Strom;

to come on stream (new power plant etc) → in Betrieb genommen werden

stream [striːm] n → ruscello; corrente f [of people] → fiume m

vt (SCOL) → dividere in livelli di rendimento

vi → scorrere;

to stream in/out → entrare/uscire a fiotti;

against the stream → controcorrente;

on stream [new power plant etc] → in funzione, in produzione

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stream

n stream [striːm]

1 a small river or brook He managed to jump across the stream.stroomجَدْوَل، نُهَيْرпотокpotokvandløbder Wasserlaufποταμάκι, ρυάκιriachuelo, arroyoojaنهرpuroruisseauנַחַלदरिया, नदी, सरिताpotokpatakanak sungaiá, lækurruscello小川개울, 시내upelisstrauts; upīteanak sungaistroomliten elv, bekkstrumieńribeiropârâuручейpotokpotokpotokström, vattendragลำธารçay, dere溪流потік, струмокندی یا نالہdòng suối溪流

2 a flow of eg water, air etc A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.stroom, vloeiسَيْل، فَيْضٌ منструяproudstrøm; rækkeder Stromρεύμαcorriente, flujo, chorrovoog, hoovusروانهvirtatorrentזֶרֶםधारा, प्रवाहtok, tijekár(adat)arusstraumur, flaumur, flóðtorrente流れ흐름, 수류; 기류; 연속되는 것srovė, srautasstraume; kustība; rindaarusstroomstrømstrumieńcorrenteafluxпоток; струяprúdtoktokström, flöde, harangกระแส... seli, ... akıntısı; akıntı一股(串)течія; струміньپانی یا ہوا کا بہاؤdòng, luồng一股（串）

3 the current of a river etc He was swimming against the stream.stroomتَيّارтечениеproudstrømder Stromρεύμα, ροή (ποταμού)corrientevoolجريان رودvirtacourantזֶרֶםबहाव, धाराstrujaáram(lás)aliran sungaistraumurcorrente流れ(강물의) 흐름, 조류srovėstraumearusstroomstrømprądcorrentecurentтечениеprúdvodni tokstrujaströmกระแสน้ำakıntı水流потік, течіяندی کی دھاراchiều nước chảy水流

4 in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability. klasأحَد الصُّفوف المُقَسَّمَه حَسَب القُدْرَهуч. потокodděleníniveaudie Leistungsgruppeτμήμα τάξηςclase, grupo, niveltasemerühmگروه شاگردانtasoryhmäclasse de niveauמְגַמָהतांता, कतारrazdjel (u koji se dijele učenici, po sposobnosti)szintezett csoportjurusanbekkur (sem raðað er í skv. námsgetu)sezione能力別クラス(학생들의) 능력별 분류[](vienodų gabumų mokinių) klasėklase (ar skolēnu dalījumu pēc spējām)aliranniveaugroepkursplan, nivå, evnegruppegrupaturmaan de studiuпоток; классsmer(ovanie)razred enakovrednihspecijalno odeljenjenivågruppห้องเรียนที่เด็กรุ่นเดียวกันถูกแบ่งตามความสามารถที่เหมือนกันöğrencilerin yetenek düzeylerine göre kümelere ayrıldıkları sınıf同一年級同年齡學生按智力劃分的小組клас, сформований з урахуванням здібностей учнівاسکول کی وہ جماعت جس میں یکساں عمر کے بچوں کو ان کی اہلیت کے مطابق علاحدہ کیا جاتا ہےlớp, phân lớp同一年级同年龄学生按智力划分的小组

v

1 to flow Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.vloei, stroom, waaiيَتَدَفَّق، يَسْري، يَجْريлея (се)proudit; vátstrømme; blafreströmenκυλώ, ρέω, ξεχύνομαιmanar, correr, chorrearvoolama, voogamaجريان يافتنvirrata, hulmutaruisseler; à flots sortir; flotter au ventלִזרוֹםधारा रेखी रूप देनाstrujati, tećiáramlik; lengmengalirstreyma; blaktauscire, fluire; ondeggiare流れ出る흐르다; 쏟아져 나오다; 나부끼다tekėti, plūsti, plaikstytisplūst; (par matiem u.tml.) plīvotmengalirstromenstrømme; flagrepłynąć, powiewaćfluira curge şi­roaie; a se revărsa; a flutura în vântтечь, струитьсяprúdiť; viaťzlivati se, teči; plapolatitećiströmma, fladdraไหลsel gibi akmak/boşanmak流出текти, витікати; литисяبہناchảy, tuôn ra流出

2 to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.in klasse verdeelيُقَسِّم الطُّلاب حَسَب القُدْرَهразделям ученици в паралелкиrozdělovat podle schopnostíniveaudelein Leistungsgruppen einteilenκατατάσσω σε τμήματα ανάλογα με την επίδοσηseparar por nivelestaseme põhjal klassidesse jaotamaدانش آموزان رارده بندي كردنjakaa tasoryhmiinrépartir par niveauלְחַלֵק לְמגַמוֹתसरल और कारगर बनानाpodijeliti učenike u razdjele prema sposobnostiszintez (tanulókat)membagi dalam jurusanraða eftir námsgetu(selezionare e dividere)能力別に分ける(학생을) 능력별로 편성하다išskirstyti pagal gabumusiedalīt skolēnus pēc viņu spējāmmenempatkan ke dalam aliran tertentuin niveaugroepen indelengruppere etter evnedzielić według zdolnościseleccionara repartiza pe ani de studiuраспределять по потокам, классамrozdeľovať podľa schopnostíkategoriziratiodvojiti decu u školinivågrupperaแบ่งห้องเรียนตามความสามารถของเด็กนักเรียนöğrencileri yeteneklerine göre sınıflandırmak按智力分班формувати класи з урахуванням здібностей учнівاسکولی بچوں کی جماعتوں کو ان کی اہلیت کے مطابق علاحدہ کرناđưa vào lớp cùng trình độ按智力分班

n ˈstreamer

a long narrow banner, or narrow paper ribbon The aeroplane dragged a streamer that read `Come to the Festival'; The classroom was decorated with balloons and streamers.wimpelقُصاصَه طَويلَهбанерtransparent; stuhastreamer(langes) Bandστενόμακρο διαφημιστικό πανό, σερπαντίναserpentinalipp, lintنوار كاغذي تزيينيviiri, serpentiinibanderoleסֵרֶט צִבעוֹנִיपताका, फरहरा, ज्योति रेखाvrpca, barjačić(reklám)zászló; papírszalagbendera panjangræmabanderuola拭ｬし가늘고 긴 종이 리본, 길다란 기, 페넌트plakatas, popierinis kaspinasvimpelis; (papīra) lentespanji-panjiwimpelbånd; transparent; strimlewstęga, serpentynaserpentinabanner; panglicăвымпел; лозунг, лентаtransparent; stuhatransparent, papirnata kača, zastavicatraka u bojibanderoll, vimpel, remsa, serpentinสายรุ้งประดับflândra, serpantin, grapon kâğıdı橫幅，條幅вимпел; довга стрічкаجھنڈاbiểu ngữ, cờ giải横幅，条幅

adj ˈstreamlined

1 (of a plane, car, ship etc) shaped so as to move faster and more efficiently the newest, most streamlined aircraft.vaartbelynمُصَمَّم لِيَنْساب بِسُرْعَه ، إنْسِيابيаеродинамиченaerodynamickýstrømlinetstromlinienförmigαεροδυναμικόςaerodinámicovoolujoonelineكم مقاومت در برابر آب و هواvirtaviivainenaérodynamiqueלְעַצֵב בְּמִבנֶה אֲווִירוֹדִינִמיधारा रेखितaerodinamičanáramvonalasrampingstraumlínulagaaerodinamico再先端をいく유선형의aptakuspludlīnijas-bergaris arusgestroomlijndstrømlinjetopływowyaerodinâmicoaerodinamicобтекаемыйaerodynamickýaerodinamičenaerodinamičanströmlinjeformadซึ่งเพรียวลมaerodinamik流線型的обтічнийمزاحمت یا رکاوٹ پیدا کرنے والے اسباب سے پاکcó dáng thuôn, có dáng khí động流线型的

2 efficient and economical streamlined business methods.doeltreffendناجِع واقِتِصاديдобре организиранefektivníeffektiv og økonomiskfortschrittlichυπερσύγχρονοςracionalizadotõhusكار آمدtehokasrationaliséלְייַעֵלसरल एवं कारगरefikasno organiziran, pojednostavljenkorszerűefisienhagkvæmurefficiente能率化した합리화된, 능률화된supaprastintas, paprastesnisefektīvs; mūsdienīgs; perfektsdiperkemasgestroomlijndeffektiv, økonomisksprawnyeficienteraţionalizatхорошо налаженныйefektívnyracionaliziranefikasanrationaliserad, effektiviseradที่มีประสิทธิภาพและประหยัดdaha verimli hâle getirilmiş合理化的добре налагоджений; модернізованийمؤثرđược sắp xếp, tổ chức đầy đủ合理化的