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antiflow en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + flow.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That prevents the unwanted flow of a fluid

antiflow en · NOUN

Etymology

From anti- + flow.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A mental state of boredom and lack of challenge, associated with performing activities one does not want to do.
   • A second source of antiflow for the blue-collar workers was the type of interaction they had with supervisors. 1992, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Isabella Selega Csikszentmihályi, Optimal experience: psychological studies of flow in consciousness, page 135:
2. (uncountable) Flow in an opposite direction.
   • Antiflow of pions can be explained by the shadowing effect. 2001, Giovanni C. Bonsignori, Nucleus-nucleus collisions: proceedings of the conference, page 148:

Translations (2)

ru обратное течение (flow in an opposite direction) · pt antifluxo (flow in an opposite direction)