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rate of flow

n. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time [syn: flow, flow rate]

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Rate of flow

Rate of flow may refer to:

  • Mass flow rate, the movement of mass per time
  • Volumetric flow rate, the volume of a fluid which passes through a given surface per unit of time
  • Heat flow rate, the movement of heat per time

Usage examples of "rate of flow".

In Special Relativity, there is an analogous quantity, called the interval between events, which is related to the apparent rate of flow of time.

Tiny white markers circulating inside the flowing blood vessels indicated the direction and rate of flow.

Initially, once the rampart was removed, the rate of flow would be small, but as more and more of the silt was carried away the mouth would widen again.

Their rate of flow-through is influenced by the real rate of change in the world.

At room temperature its rate of flow is so slow that it would take billions of years to ooze out of shape, and for most practical purposes it may be treated as a solid.