FLOW OF AIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flow of air mean? 

• FLOW OF AIR (noun)
  The noun FLOW OF AIR has 1 sense:

1. the flow of air

  Familiarity information: FLOW OF AIR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLOW OF AIR (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 ("flow of air" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

A device designed to reduce the flow of air through a duct or an electronic device designed to decrease the amplitude of oscillations in a sytem.

(Damper Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

The brightness variations may be due to buoyancy waves – what atmospheric scientists also call gravity waves – which are typically launched by the flow of air over mountain ranges.

(Pluto’s Haze Varies in Brightness, NASA)

A valve designed to control the flow of air to a carburetor or a coil in an electronic circuit that passes direct current and attenuates alternating current.

(Choke Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

It was surprising that although temperature differences do not have a strong effect on the flow of air through a window, even small temperature differences can matter when trying to ventilate a room, said Davies Wykes.

(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)