flume

Etymology

From Middle English flum, borrowed from Old French flum, flun, from Latin flumen, from fluere (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fluːm/

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Noun

flume (plural flumes)

1. A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
2. An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflu.me/

Noun

flume m

1. Alternative form of frume

Alternative forms

• flúmen

Etymology

From Old Portuguese flume, frume (“river”), from Latin flūmen (“river”), from fluere (“to flow”).

Cognate with English flume, Italian fiume and Occitan flume.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.mɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.mi/
• Hyphenation: flu‧me

Noun

flume m (plural flumes)

1. (obsolete or poetic) river