flowage
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flow·age
(flō′ĭj)n.
1. The act of flowing or overflowing.
2.
a. The state of being flooded.
b. A body of water, such as a lake or reservoir, formed by usually deliberate flooding.
3. An outflow or overflow.
4. The gradual plastic deformation of a solid body, as by heat.
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flowage
(ˈfləʊɪdʒ)n
1. the act of flowing or overflowing or the state of having overflowed
2. the liquid that flows or overflows
3. (General Physics) a gradual deformation or motion of certain solids, such as asphalt, which flow without fracture
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flow•age
(ˈfloʊ ɪdʒ)n.
1. an act of flowing; flow.
2. the state of being flooded.
3. flowing or overflowing liquid.
4. Mech. gradual internal motion or deformation.
[1820–30, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | flowage - gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat); "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation" flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
2. | flowage - a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites were located near the flowage" body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | |
3. | flowage - the act of flooding; filling to overflowing filling - the act of filling something |
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