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reflowing

reflowing is the present participle and gerund of reflow.

Meaning of reflow

Verb

reflow (third-person singular simple present reflows, present participle reflowing, simple past and past participle reflowed)

  1. (intransitive) To flow back again; to flow once more.
    • The sea flows and reflows.
  2. (transitive) To cause to flow again, to remelt.
    • Reflowing solder is a common form of rework in the manufacture of printed circuit boards: you heat up the solder and it flows where it should have flowed the first time.
  3. (transitive) To modify the layout of text around other objects in a document.
    • The latter option will reflow text to even out the spacing within each paragraph.2008, Trish Meyer, Chris Meyer, Creating motion graphics with After Effects

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Noun

reflowing (plural reflowings)

  1. A flowing again or back.

Forms of reflowing

pluralreflowings

Questions about reflowing

What does reflowing mean?
Reflowing means a flowing again or back.
What is reflowing the present participle and gerund of?
Reflowing is the present participle and gerund of reflow.
What part of speech is reflowing?
Reflowing is a noun.
What is the plural of reflowing?
The plural of reflowing is reflowings.

Words near reflowing in the dictionary

  1. reflower
  2. reflowered
  3. reflowering
  4. reflowerings
  5. reflowers
  6. reflowing
  7. reflowings
  8. reflown
  9. reflows
  10. refluctuate
  11. refluctuated

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