radiation vs stream

radiation

noun
  • The process of radiating waves or particles. 

  • The transfer of energy via radiation. 

  • The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light. 

  • A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms. 

  • Radioactive energy. 

stream

noun
  • Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words. 

  • All moving waters. 

  • A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially. 

  • A live stream. 

  • A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air). 

  • A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks. 

  • A division of a school year by perceived ability. 

  • A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding. 

verb
  • To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind. 

  • To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client. 

  • To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid. 

  • To discharge in a stream. 

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