BACKFLOW

backflow, backflowing

(noun) a flow that returns toward its source

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

backflow (countable and uncountable, plural backflows)

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

Anagrams

• flowback

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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