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FLOW RATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The amount of fluid that flows in a given timeplay

Synonyms:

flow; flow rate; rate of flow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("flow rate" is a kind of...):

rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flow rate"):

cardiac output (the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time)

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 Context examples: 

A device designed to measure the flow rate of a fluid.

(Flowmeter Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of volumetric flow rate defined as the rate at which one milliliter of matter crosses a given surface during the period of time equal to one second.

(Milliliter per Second, NCI Thesaurus)

Formaldehyde urinary concentrations are dependent on urine pH, volume, and flow rate.

(Methenamine Hippurate, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric mass flow rate unit equal to the rate at which mass of matter of one gram crosses a given surface or/and is transferred over a period of twenty four hours.

(Gram per 24 Hours, NCI Thesaurus)

A SI unit of volumetric flow rate defined as the rate at which one cubic meter of matter crosses a given surface during the period of time equal to one second.

(Cubic Meter per Second, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit for measuring a pulmonary diffusing capacity expressed in units of gas flow rate (in milliliters per minute) per a unit of pressure (in torrs).

(Milliliter per Minute per Millimeters of Mercury, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit for measuring a pulmonary diffusing capacity adjusted for lung volume expressed in units of gas flow rate (in milliliters per minute) per a unit of pressure (in torrs) per one liter.

(Milliliter per Minute per Millimeters of Mercury per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)

This is also a unit of mass flow rate equivalent to the rate at which one thousandth of a gram of matter crosses a given surface or is delivered to a given object or space over a period of time equal to one week.

(Milligram per Week, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of amount of substance flow rate equivalent to the rate at which one thousandth of a mole of substance crosses a given surface or is delivered to a given object or space over a period of time equal to 24 hours.

(Millimole per 24 Hours, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of volumetric flow rate defined as the rate at which one milliliter of matter travels during the period of time equal to one second per 1.73 meters squared of body surface area.

(Milliliter Per Second Per 1.73 Meter Squared, NCI Thesaurus)




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