backflowing

ˈbækˌfloʊɪŋ

Definition

Definition of backflowing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fluid dynamics

Rare

reverse flow of a liquid or gas

Rare

The backflowing in the pipes caused water contamination..

source return

Rare

returning flow towards original source

Rare

Backflowing of water flooded the basement.

reflux

return

reversal

Adjective

reverse flow

Rare

flowing in the reverse direction

Rare

The backflowing water caused the basement to flood.

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Origin of backflowing

Old English, bæc (back) + flowan (flow)

Examples of backflowing in a sentence

Engineers are working to prevent backflowing in the system.
Backflowing caused contamination in the water supply.
The system failed, leading to backflowing issues.
The backflowing sewage created a health hazard.
Engineers worked to fix the backflowing system.

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French:reflux, en reflux, ...
German:Rückfluss, rückfließend, ...
Italian:controflusso, di riflusso, ...
Spanish:contraflujo, retorno, ...
Portuguese:refluxo, fluxo contrário, ...
Chinese:反向流动, 倒流, ...
Japanese:逆流, 逆流する, ...
Arabic:تَدَفُّق عَكْسِيّ, عَكْسِي التَدَفُّق, ...
Hebrew:זְרִימָה חוֹזֶרֶת, זוֹרֵם לְאָחוֹר, ...
Russian:обратный ток, обратный, ...
Ukrainian:зворотний струм, зворотний, ...
Hindi:प्रतिप्रवाह, विपरीत प्रवाह, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যাবর্তন প্রবাহ, বিপরীত প্রবাহ, ...
Catalan:flux invers, retrocedent, ...
Czech:zpětný tok, zpětný, ...
Danish:tilbageløb, tilbagestrømmende, ...
Dutch:terugstroming, terugstromend, ...
Greek:αντίστροφη ροή, αντίθετη ροή, ...
Hungarian:visszaáramlás, visszaáramló, ...
Khmer:លំហូរត្រឡប់ក្រោយ, ហូរបញ្ច្រាស, ...
Korean:역류, 역류하는, ...
Persian:جریان معکوس, برگشت جریان, ...
Polish:przepływ wsteczny, cofający się, ...
Portuguese (BR):refluxo, retrocesso, ...
Romanian:flux invers, revers, ...
Swedish:bakflöde, bakåtströmmande, ...
Thai:การไหลย้อนกลับ, ไหลย้อนกลับ, ...
Turkish:geri akış, geri akan, ...
Vietnamese:dòng chảy ngược, ngược dòng, ...

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