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reflow.

To flow back again; to flow once more.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To flow back again; to flow once more.

    intransitive
    The sea flows and reflows.
  2. To cause to flow again, to remelt.

    transitive
    Reflowing solder is a common form of rework in the manufacture of printed circuit boards: you heat up the solder and it flows where it should have flowed the first time.
  3. To modify the layout of text around other objects in a document.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English flow English reflow From re- + flow.

noun
  1. A flowing back again.

    the flow and reflow of the tide
  2. The process of recreating the layout of a document when some of its component elements have changed.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English flow English reflow From re- + flow.

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