BACKFLOW

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flow that returns toward its source

Synonyms:

backflow; backflowing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("backflow" is a kind of...):

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "backflow"):

regurgitation (backflow of blood through a defective heart valve)

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