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stroom — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • current adjective Happening or existing right now.
  • electricity noun A form of energy caused by the movement of charged particles, used to power lights, appliances, and machines.
  • flow noun The continuous, smooth movement of a liquid, gas, or stream of things.
  • pour verb To make a liquid flow steadily out of or into a container.
  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
  • river noun A large natural stream of water flowing across land, usually into the sea, a lake, or another river.
  • spate noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.
  • stream noun A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
  • torrent noun A violent, fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Senses

stroom is used for these senses in English:

  • burn (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
  • current The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
  • current (electricity) The amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
  • electricity (physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.]
  • flow (math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
  • pour (colloquial) A downpour; a flood of precipitation.
  • power (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
  • river A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

burn — full definition

  1. noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  2. noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
  3. verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
  4. verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
  5. verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.

current — full definition

  1. adjective Happening or existing right now.
  2. noun A continuous flow of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction.

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