stream (noun)
121ion engine — noun a type of reaction propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field • Hypernyms: ↑reaction propulsion engine, ↑reaction engine * * * noun : a jet engine deriving… …
122tidal river — noun a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream • Syn: ↑tidewater river, ↑tidal stream, ↑tidewater stream • Hypernyms: ↑stream, ↑watercourse • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
123jet engine — noun a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion • Members of this Topic: ↑flame out • Hypernyms: ↑reaction propulsion engine, ↑reaction engine • Hyponyms: ↑fanjet, ↑ …
124water meadow — noun : a meadow or piece of low flat land capable of being kept in fertility by being overflowed from some adjoining stream * * * a meadow kept fertile by flooding. [1725 35] * * * water meadow noun A meadow kept fertile by flooding from a stream …
125reaction engine — noun a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high speed stream • Syn: ↑reaction propulsion engine • Hypernyms: ↑engine • Hyponyms: ↑ion engine, ↑jet engine * * * noun …
126stagnation point — noun 1. : a point on the surface of a solid body immersed in a fluid stream which directly faces the stream and at which the stream lines separate 2. : a point near the leading edge or nose of a body placed in an airstream at which the airflow… …
127X ray — noun 1. electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high speed electrons strike a solid target (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑X ray, ↑X radiation, ↑roentgen ray • Hypernyms: ↑electromagnetic radiation, ↑electromagnetic wave, ↑ …
128dumble — noun a) A dale with a stream When a stream runs in a deep dell, particularly in clay districts, the steep banks and stream form what are called a “dumble” in Nottinghamshire. b) a stupid person Lambley is famous for its ‘dumbles.’ A dumble being… …
