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crossflow

crossflow noun: a crosswise flow.

Noun

crossflow (plural crossflows)

  1. A crosswise flow.

Verb

crossflow (third-person singular simple present crossflows, present participle crossflowing, simple past and past participle crossflowed)

  1. To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
    • his cross-flowing course1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...

Forms of crossflow

Noun
pluralcrossflows
Verb
third-person singular presentcrossflows
present participlecrossflowing
past participlecrossflowed
pastcrossflowed

Origin of crossflow

From cross- + flow.

Questions about crossflow

What does crossflow mean?
Crossflow means a crosswise flow.
What part of speech is crossflow?
Crossflow can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of crossflow?
The plural of crossflow is crossflows.

Words near crossflow in the dictionary

  1. crossfitted
  2. crossfitter
  3. crossfitters
  4. crossfitting
  5. Crossflatts
  6. crossflow
  7. crossflowed
  8. crossflowing
  9. crossflows
  10. Crossford
  11. crossfostering

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