AIRFLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does airflow mean? 

• AIRFLOW (noun)
  The noun AIRFLOW has 1 sense:

1. the flow of air

  Familiarity information: AIRFLOW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIRFLOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The flow of air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

air flow; airflow; flow of air

Context example:

she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her

Hypernyms ("airflow" is a kind of...):

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

 Context examples 

Birds and mammals mark the extreme ends of the airflow spectrum.

(Following the lizard lung labyrinth, National Science Foundation)

The team believes the plants will work inside homes, but that the home would need good airflow or a fan directed at the plant for maximum effectiveness.

(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers took CT scans of the entire lung labyrinth and used two supercomputers — including one of the fastest systems in the world, Blue Waters — to simulate airflow patterns at the highest resolution.

(Following the lizard lung labyrinth, National Science Foundation)