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stream·er
(strē′mər)n.
1.
a. A long narrow flag, banner, or pennant.
b. A long narrow strip of material used for ornament or decoration.
2. A fishing fly that imitates a baitfish.
3. A column of light shooting across the sky in the aurora borealis.
4. An extension of rays from the sun's corona.
5. A newspaper headline that runs across a full page.
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streamer
(ˈstriːmə)n
1. (Heraldry) a long narrow flag or part of a flag
2. a long narrow coiled ribbon of coloured paper that becomes unrolled when tossed
3. (Astronomy) a stream of light, esp one appearing in some forms of the aurora
4. (Journalism & Publishing) journalism a large heavy headline printed across the width of a page of a newspaper
5. (Computer Science) computing another word for tape streamer
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stream•er
(ˈstri mər)n.
1. something that streams: streamers of flame.
2. a long, narrow flag; pennant.
3. any long narrow piece or thing, as a paper ribbon, a spray of a plant, or a strip of cloud.
4. a stream of light, as in some forms of the aurora borealis.
5. a long extension of the solar corona.
[1250–1300]
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Noun | 1. | streamer - light that streams; "streamers of flames" aurora - an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
2. | streamer - a newspaper headline that runs across the full page headline, newspaper headline - the heading or caption of a newspaper article | |
3. | streamer - a long flag; often tapering flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design | |
4. | streamer - long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design |
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streamer
noun banner, flag, pennant, standard, colours, ribbon, ensign, pennon a red streamer with white lettering
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streamer
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Translations
قُصاصَه طَويلَه
stuhatransparent
papírszalagreklámzászló
ræma
flândragrapon kâğıdıserpantin
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
streamer
[ˈstriːmər] n → serpentin m, banderole fstream feed n (on photocopier, printer) → alimentation f en continuCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
streamer
n
(= flag) → Banner nt; (made of paper) → Papier- or Luftschlange f; (made of cloth, as decoration) → Band nt; streamer of smoke → Rauchfahne f; streamer headline (US) → Balkenüberschrift f
(also data streamer: for data storage) → Streamer m, → Streamer-Tape nt
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stream
(striːm) noun1. a small river or brook. He managed to jump across the stream.
2. a flow of eg water, air etc. A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.
3. the current of a river etc. He was swimming against the stream.
4. in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.
verb1. to flow. Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.
2. to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability. Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.
ˈstreamer noun a long narrow banner, or narrow paper ribbon. The aeroplane dragged a streamer that read `Come to the Festival'; The classroom was decorated with balloons and streamers.
ˈstreamlined adjective1. (of a plane, car, ship etc) shaped so as to move faster and more efficiently. the newest, most streamlined aircraft.
2. efficient and economical. streamlined business methods.
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