Waterstream
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A stream of water.
"When the solid supply of a waterstream is high and the transfer capacity is not adequate for the transportation of the corresponding solid material, flow speed is reduced and deposition of the heavier solid material begins."
Example
More examples"When the solid supply of a waterstream is high and the transfer capacity is not adequate for the transportation of the corresponding solid material, flow speed is reduced and deposition of the heavier solid material begins."
Etymology
From Middle English water streme, from Old English wæterstrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *watarstraum, equivalent to water + stream. Cognate with West Frisian wetterstream, Dutch waterstroom, German Wasserstrom.
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