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backflow

backflow noun: the flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.

Noun

backflow (countable and uncountable, plural backflows)

  1. The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
    Synonyms:
    backflux, reflux

Verb

backflow (third-person singular simple present backflows, present participle backflowing, simple past and past participle backflowed)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
    Synonyms:
    backflux, reflux

backflow meaning in Tamil

backflow in Tamil

எதிர் ஒட்டம், பின் ஒழுக்கு

Synonyms of backflow

Forms of backflow

Noun
pluralbackflows
Verb
third-person singular presentbackflows
present participlebackflowing
past participlebackflowed
pastbackflowed

Origin of backflow

From back + flow.

Questions about backflow

What does backflow mean?
Backflow means the flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
What is backflow in Tamil?
Backflow in Tamil is எதிர் ஒட்டம், பின் ஒழுக்கு. See Backflow meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backflow?
Backflow can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backflow?
The plural of backflow is backflows.

Words near backflow in the dictionary

  1. backflipped
  2. backflipping
  3. backflips
  4. backflop
  5. backflops
  6. backflow
  7. backflowed
  8. backflowing
  9. backflows
  10. backflush
  11. backflushed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backflow (page history and authors); backflow (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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