streaming
[ stree-ming ]
/ ˈstri mɪŋ /
noun
an act or instance of flowing.
Also called protoplasmic streaming. Biology.
rapid flowing of cytoplasm within a cell; cyclosis.
Digital Technology.
a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream: live streaming video.
Origin of streaming
OTHER WORDS FROM streaming
stream·ing·ly, adverb un·stream·ing, adjectiveWords nearby streaming
Definition for streaming (2 of 2)
stream
[ streem ]
/ strim /
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Origin of stream
before 900; (noun) Middle English
streem, Old English
strēam; cognate with German
Strom, Old Norse
straumr; akin to Greek
rheîn to flow (see
rheum); (v.) Middle English
streamen, derivative of the noun
synonym study for stream
Stream,
current refer to a steady flow. In this use they are interchangeable. In the sense of running water, however, a
stream is a flow that may be as small as a brook or as large as a river:
A number of streams have their sources in mountains.
Current refers to the most rapidly moving part of the stream:
This river has a swift current.
OTHER WORDS FROM stream
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British Dictionary definitions for streaming
stream
/ (striːm) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of stream
streamlet, noun streamlike, adjectiveWord Origin for stream
Old English; related to Old Frisian
strām, Old Norse
straumr, Old High German
stroum, Greek
rheuma
Medical definitions for streaming
streaming
[ strē′mĭng ]
n.
Streaming movement.
Scientific definitions for streaming (1 of 2)
streaming
[ strē′mĭng ]
Relating to information that is transmitted in real time over the Internet, instead of being sent first as a file and then opened after it has been downloaded.
Scientific definitions for streaming (2 of 2)
stream
[ strēm ]
A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.
A flow of a watery substance, such as blood in blood vessels or cytoplasm in fungal hyphae, in an organism or in part of an organism.
Idioms and Phrases with streaming
stream
see change horses in midstream; swim against the current (stream).