Streamer

Streamer
Streamer Stream"er, n. 1. An ensign, flag, or pennant, which floats in the wind; specifically, a long, narrow, ribbonlike flag. [1913 Webster]

Brave Rupert from afar appears, Whose waving streamers the glad general knows. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. A stream or column of light shooting upward from the horizon, constituting one of the forms of the aurora borealis. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

While overhead the North's dumb streamers shoot. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]

3. (Mining) A searcher for stream tin. [1913 Webster]

4. (Journalism) a banner. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Streamer — bezeichnet: ein Bandlaufwerk in der Datenverarbeitung ein Gerät, um einen Datenstrom zu verarbeiten; vor allem für Multimedia siehe Streaming Media eine spezielle Form einer Plasmawolke, siehe Plasma (Physik) in der Geophysik ein Messhilfsgerät,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • streamer — (n.) flag that streams in the air, late 13c., agent noun from STREAM (Cf. stream) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • streamer — (izg. strȉmer) m DEFINICIJA tisk. žarg. naslov (krupnim slovima) preko cijele stranice ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • streamer — *pennant, pendant, pennon, banner, *flag, ensign, standard, color …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • streamer — ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow strip of material used as a decoration or flag. 2) a banner headline in a newspaper. 3) Fishing a fly with feathers attached …   English terms dictionary

  • streamer — [strēm′ər] n. 1. something that streams 2. a long, narrow, ribbonlike flag or banner 3. any long, narrow strip of cloth, colored paper, ribbon, etc., hanging loose at one end 4. a ray or stream of light extending up from the horizon 5. a… …   English World dictionary

  • Streamer — Strea|mer 〈[stri:mə(r)] m. 3; EDV〉 Speichermedium, mit dessen Hilfe Datensicherungen von größeren Datenmengen (z. B. einer ganzen Festplatte usw.) vorgenommen werden können [<engl. stream „Strom, Flut, Schwall“] * * * Strea|mer [ stri:mɐ],… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Streamer — išlydžio gija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. streamer vok. Entladungskanal, m; Leuchtfaden, m; Streamer, m rus. стример, m pranc. sillage lumineux, m; streamer de la décharge, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • streamer — išlydžio gija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. streamer vok. Entladungskanal, m; Leuchtfaden, m; Streamer, m rus. стример, m pranc. sillage lumineux, m; streamer de la décharge, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

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