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(flūm) pronunciation
n.
  1. A narrow gorge, usually with a stream flowing through it.
  2. An open artificial channel or chute carrying a stream of water, as for furnishing power or conveying logs.
  3. A very small swimming pool designed with a propeller or pump to generate a current, allowing a swimmer to swim in place.

[Middle English flum, river, from Old French, from Latin flūmen, from fluere, to flow.]


A man-made channel which conveys water for some specific purpose. In practical hydrology, a flume is an apparatus placed across a watercourse in order to measure its discharge.

An open channel for carrying water; usually constructed of metal, concrete, or wood.


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This flume diverts water from the White River in Washington to generate electricity

A flume is an open artificial water channel, in the form of a gravity chute, that leads water from a diversion dam or weir completely aside a natural flow. Often, the flume is an elevated box structure (typically wood) that follows the natural contours of the land. These have been extensively used in hydraulic mining and working placer deposits for gold, tin and other heavy minerals. They are also used in the transportation of logs in the logging industry, electric power generation and to power various mill operations by the use of a waterwheel. Examples of flumes are Venturi flumes and Parshall flumes.

Specialist flumes

A flume can be used to measure the rate of flow. Specific designs include the Venturi Flume, Parshall Flume, Palmer-Bowlus, trapezoidal, and H-Flume. See flow measurement. A sewer pipe can be used as a flow measurement flume by using the Manning formula.

In competitive swimming, specialized flumes with transparent sides are often employed by coaches to analyze a swimmer's technique. The speed of the flow is variable to accommodate the full spectrum of swimming styles and ability.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vand-rende, ledning til pumpebeton, snæver bjergkløft gennemstrømmet af en flod

Nederlands (Dutch)
kanaal, ravijn met rivier

Français (French)
n. - (Géog) ravin, canal jaugeur
v. tr. - transporter par canal

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kanal, Schlucht
v. - auf einem Kanal befördern, in Kanäle lenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυλάκι, χαντάκι
v. - διοχετεύω σε αυλάκι ή κανάλι

Italiano (Italian)
gola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - condutor (m) de água
v. - conduzir água por canal ou condutor

Русский (Russian)
иискусственный канал, ущелье с потоком

Español (Spanish)
n. - quebrada, cañada, acequia
v. tr. - transportar en un canal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flottningsränna, flodravin
v. - flotta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
水槽, 水道

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 水槽, 水道

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 홈통 용수로, 수로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 急な狭い谷川, 用水路, 谷川
v. - といを掛ける, といで引く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قناة ماء (فعل) يبي قنوات, ينقل بواسطه قنوات اصطناعيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תעלה מלאכותית, מגלשה למים‬


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