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Webster 1913 Edition

Flo

Flo

(flō)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Flon
(flōn)
.
[AS.
flā
,
flān
.]
An arrow.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
This reform bill . . . had been used as a
float
by the conservative ministry.
J. P. Peters.
2.
A float board. See
Float board
(below).
3.
(Tempering)
A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die.
Knight.
4.
The act of flowing; flux; flow.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
5.
A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
[Obs.]
Mortimer.
6.
(Plastering)
The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.
7.
A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
Knight.
8.
A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.
9.
A coal cart.
[Eng.]
Simmonds.
10.
The sea; a wave. See
Flote
,
Noun.
Float board
,
one of the boards fixed radially to the rim of an undershot water wheel or of a steamer’s paddle wheel; – a vane.
–
Float case
(Naut.)
,
a caisson used for lifting a ship.
–
Float copper
or
Float gold
(Mining)
,
fine particles of metallic copper or of gold suspended in water, and thus liable to be lost.
–
Float ore
,
water-worn particles of ore; fragments of vein material found on the surface, away from the vein outcrop.
Raymond.
–
Float stone
(Arch.)
,
a siliceous stone used to rub stonework or brickwork to a smooth surface.
–
Float valve
,
a valve or cock acted upon by a float. See
Float
, 1
(b)
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Flo

FLO

,
Noun.
An arrow. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

Flo

Flo

See also: flo, fló, f-lo, and flo'

English

Proper noun

Flo

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Florence and Flora.

Derived terms

Anagrams

flo

flo

See also: Flo, fló, f-lo, and flo'

Latin

Verb

flō ‎(present infinitive flāre, perfect active flāvī, supine flātum); first conjugation

  1. I breathe, blow

Inflection

   Conjugation of flo (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present flō flās flat flāmus flātis flant
imperfect flābam flābās flābat flābāmus flābātis flābant
future flābō flābis flābit flābimus flābitis flābunt
perfect flāvī flāvistī flāvit flāvimus flāvistis flāvērunt, flāvēre
pluperfect flāveram flāverās flāverat flāverāmus flāverātis flāverant
future perfect flāverō flāveris flāverit flāverimus flāveritis flāverint
passive present flor flāris, flāre flātur flāmur flāminī flantur
imperfect flābar flābāris, flābāre flābātur flābāmur flābāminī flābantur
future flābor flāberis, flābere flābitur flābimur flābiminī flābuntur
perfect flātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect flātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect flātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present flem flēs flet flēmus flētis flent
imperfect flārem flārēs flāret flārēmus flārētis flārent
perfect flāverim flāverīs flāverit flāverīmus flāverītis flāverint
pluperfect flāvissem flāvissēs flāvisset flāvissēmus flāvissētis flāvissent
passive present fler flēris, flēre flētur flēmur flēminī flentur
imperfect flārer flārēris, flārēre flārētur flārēmur flārēminī flārentur
perfect flātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect flātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — flā — — flāte —
future — flātō flātō — flātōte flantō
passive present — flāre — — flāminī —
future — flātor flātor — — flantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives flāre flāvisse flātūrus esse flārī flātus esse flātum īrī
participles flāns — flātūrus — flātus flandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
flāre flandī flandō flandum flātum flātū

Derived terms

References

Lojban

Rafsi

flo

  1. rafsi of foldi.

Norwegian Bokmål

flo
fjære

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse floð

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fluː/, [fluʷː]
  • Homophone: flod

Noun

flo f, m ‎(definite singular floa or floen, indefinite plural floer, definite plural floene)

  1. high tide

Synonyms

  • høyvann, høgvatn (Nynorsk also), høgvann, høyvatn

Antonyms

  • fjære (Nynorsk also), fjøre (Nynorsk also)
  • lavvann, lågvatn (Nynorsk also), lågvann, lavvatn
  • ebbe (Nynorsk also)

Derived terms

  • flo og fjære ‎(“ebb and flow”)

See also

References

“flo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) flad
  • (Puter) fled
  • (Vallader) flà

Etymology

From Latin flātus.

Noun

flo m (plural flos)

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) breath (of air)

Derived terms

Pronunciation

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