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

First recorded in 1350–1400, streaming is from the Middle English word streming. See stream, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM streaming

stream·ing·ly, adverb un·stream·ing, adjective

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stream

brook creek river stream

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British Dictionary definitions for streaming

stream
/ (striːm) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of stream

streamlet, noun streamlike, adjective

Word Origin for stream

Old English; related to Old Frisian strām, Old Norse straumr, Old High German stroum, Greek rheuma

Medical definitions for streaming

streaming
[ strēmĭng ]

n.

Streaming movement.

Scientific definitions for streaming (1 of 2)

streaming
[ strēmĭng ]

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).