reflow.
To flow back again; to flow once more.
Meaning & usage
To flow back again; to flow once more.
The sea flows and reflows.
To cause to flow again, to remelt.
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.
To modify the layout of text around other objects in a document.
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.
A flowing back again.
the flow and reflow of the tide
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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