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/floh"ij/, n.1. an act of flowing; flow.2. the state of being flooded.3. flowing or overflowing water, or other liquid.4. Mech. gradual internal motion or deformation.[1820-30, Amer.; FLOW + -AGE]
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Flowage — Flow age (?; 48), n. An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flowage — [flō′ij] n. ☆ 1. a flowing, overflowing, or flooding 2. a flooded condition 3. what flows or overflows 4. Geol. a gradual change in shape of rocks that occurs without breakage … English World dictionary
flowage — noun 1. gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat) rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation • Hypernyms: ↑flow 2. a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area… … Useful english dictionary
flowage — The natural flow or movement of water from an upper estate to a lower one is a servitude which the owner of the latter must bear, though the flowage be not in a natural water course with well defined banks … Black's law dictionary
flowage — The natural flow or movement of water from an upper estate to a lower one is a servitude which the owner of the latter must bear, though the flowage be not in a natural water course with well defined banks … Black's law dictionary
flowage right — See flowage … Ballentine's law dictionary
flowage — noun Date: 1830 1. a. an overflowing onto adjacent land b. a body of water formed by overflowing or damming c. floodwater especially of a stream 2. gradual deformation of a body of plastic solid (as rock) by intermolecular shear … New Collegiate Dictionary
Flowage — Течение; Текучесть; Пластическая деформация … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
flowage — n. flow, current; flooding, inundation; liquid which flows or overflows … English contemporary dictionary
flowage — flow·age … English syllables
