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
- noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
- verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
- verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
- verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.
current — full definition
- adjective Happening or existing right now.
- noun A continuous flow of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction.