flow betydelse and definition

Betydelse av flow på svenska

• 0 (especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily:

  • Lava from the volcano was flowing down the hillside.

  • Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.

  • The river flows through three counties before flowing into the sea just south of here.

  • With fewer cars on the roads, traffic is flowing (= moving forward) more smoothly than usual.

• 1 to continue to arrive or be produced:

  • Please keep the money flowing in!

  • Offers of help are flowing into the disaster area from all over the country.

  • My thoughts flow more easily if I work on a computer.

  • By eleven o'clock, the wine was starting to flow.

  • After they'd all had a drink or two, the conversation began to flow.

• 2 to hang down loosely and often attractively:

  • Her long red hair flowed down over her shoulders.

• 3 the movement of something in one direction:

  • the flow of a river

  • the flow of traffic

  • the flow of blood

• 4 a regular and quite large number of something:

  • There's been a steady flow of visitors.

  • the flow of ideas/information

• 5 (esp. of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, esp. continuously and easily:

  • Air flows over an aircraft’s wing faster than it flows under it.

  • Lava from the volcano was flowing down the hillside.

  • An electrical current flows from positive to negative.

  • Many rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.

  • With fewer cars on the roads, traffic is flowing (= moving forward) more smoothly than usual.

  • fig. My thoughts flow more easily (= I can think more easily) if I work on a word processor.

  • Her long, red hair flowed down over shoulders.

• 6 movement of a liquid:

  • This drug increases the flow of blood to the heart.

  • fig. Music interrupted the flow of the conversation (= the regular exchange between speakers).

• 7 if money, goods, etc. flow, they move from one company, organization, or place to another in large amounts:

  • Capital must flow freely around the world in order to ensure international prosperity.

  • flow in/out/back As revenue comes in it will flow back to investors.

  • flow into/through/out of sth The money flowing into online advertising today is largely from direct marketing companies.

• 8 if discussions or ideas flow, people talk and exchange information in a relaxed way:

  • Ideas flow more easily in an atmosphere of trust.

• 9 a situation in which a large amount of money or goods moves from one company, organization, or place to another:

  • Portfolio investment flows generally equate to high interest rates.

  • a steady/constant flow of sth The company is in the enviable position of having no debt and a steady flow of revenue.

  • the flow of money/goods/resources State authorities welcome the flow of money from those seeking city contracts.

• 10 a situation in which information and ideas are exchanged between companies or organizations:

  • Improving the flow of information between buyers and sellers makes markets more efficient.

  • a flow of sth A shared sense of commitment to a project leads to a free flow of ideas and information.