downflow

ˈdaʊnˌfloʊ

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Definition of downflow - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physics

TECH.

movement of a fluid downward due to gravity

TECH.

The downflow in the pipe was steady and strong.

descent

downdraft

Verb

intr.

movement

TECH.

move downward in a flow

TECH.

The water began to downflow rapidly after the rain.

descend

drop

sink

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Origin of downflow

English, down (downward) + flow (movement)

Examples of downflow in a sentence

Engineers measured the downflow in the ventilation system.
Lava began to downflow from the volcano's crater.
The syrup will downflow smoothly if heated slightly.

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French:flux descendant, dévaler, ...
German:Abfluss, abfließen, ...
Italian:flusso discendente, defluire, ...
Spanish:flujo descendente, fluir hacia abajo, ...
Portuguese:escoamento descendente, fluir para baixo, ...
Chinese:下行流, 向下流动, ...
Japanese:ダウンフロー, 下流に流れる, ...
Arabic:تَدَفُّق هابِط, اِنْسَابَ إِلَى الأَسْفَلِ, ...
Hebrew:זְרִימָה כְּלַפֵּי מַטָּה, לִזְרוֹם לְמַטָּה, ...
Russian:поток вниз, стекать, ...
Ukrainian:потік вниз, стікати, ...
Hindi:डाउनफ्लो, नीचे की ओर बहना, ...
Bengali:নিচের দিকে প্রবাহ, নিচের দিকে প্রবাহিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:flux descendent, fluir cap avall, ...
Czech:sestupné proudění, proudit dolů, ...
Danish:nedstrøm, strømme nedad, ...
Dutch:neerwaartse stroming, afstromen, ...
Greek:κάθοδος, ρέω προς τα κάτω, ...
Hungarian:lefelé áramlás, lefelé áramlani, ...
Khmer:លំហូរចុះក្រោម, ហូរចុះក្រោម, ...
Korean:하향 흐름, 아래로 흐르다, ...
Persian:جریان رو به پایین, پایین رفت, ...
Polish:przepływ w dół, spływać, ...
Portuguese (BR):escoamento, escoar, ...
Romanian:curent descendent, a curge în jos, ...
Swedish:nedflöde, flöda nedåt, ...
Thai:การไหลลง, ไหลลง, ...
Turkish:aşağı akış, aşağı doğru akmak, ...
Vietnamese:dòng chảy xuống, chảy xuống, ...

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