continuous stream of events

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• stream — [strēm] n. [ME strem < OE stream, akin to Ger strom < IE base * sreu , to flow > Gr rheein, to flow] 1. a current or flow of water or other liquid, esp. one running along the surface of the earth; specif., a small river 2. a steady… …   English World dictionary

• stream — stream1 W3 [stri:m] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(small river)¦ 2¦(continuous series)¦ 3¦(air/water)¦ 4 come on stream 5¦(school)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] 1.) ¦(SMALL RIVER)¦ a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stream — 1 noun (C) 1 SMALL RIVER a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river: a mountain stream see also: downstream, upstream 2 CONTINUOUS SERIES a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects, etc (+… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Continuous variable valve timing — offers a unique ability to have independent control of the intake and exhaust valves in an internal combustion engine. For any engine load criteria, the timing of intake and exhaust can be independently programmed [1]. The main variations of… …   Wikipedia

• stream of consciousness — n. Psychol. individual conscious experience regarded as a continuous series of occurrences rather than as separate, disconnected events …   English World dictionary

• stream — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small river ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small ▪ shallow ▪ clear ▪ fast flowing, rushing …   Collocations dictionary

• stream — n. & v. n. 1 a flowing body of water, esp. a small river. 2 a the flow of a fluid or of a mass of people (a stream of lava). b (in sing. or pl.) a large quantity of something that flows or moves along. 3 a current or direction in which things are …   Useful english dictionary

• stream — I. noun Etymology: Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein to flow Date: before 12th century 1. a body of running water (as a river or brook) flowing on the earth; also any body of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stream of consciousness — noun 1》 Psychology a person s thoughts and reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow. 2》 a literary style in which such ideas are recorded without interruption by objective description or conventional dialogue …   English new terms dictionary

• Past Continuous (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Past Continuous title orig = Zikhron Devarim (זכרון דברים) translator = Dalya Bilu image caption = Overlook Press 2004 reprint author = Yaakov Shabtai cover artist = Yehudah Nayman country = Israel language = Hebrew… …   Wikipedia

• Jet stream — Jet streams are fast flowing, relatively narrow air currents found at the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where temperature decreases with height) and the stratosphere (where temperature increases with height), [United States… …   Wikipedia