streamer
[
stree
-mer]
/ˈstri mər/
noun
1.
something that
streams
:
streamers of flame.
2.
a long, narrow flag or pennant.
3.
a long, flowing ribbon, feather, or the like used for ornament, as in dress.
4.
any long, narrow piece or thing, as a spray of a plant or a strip of cloud.
5.
a
stream
of light, especially one appearing in some forms of the aurora borealis.
6.
Electricity.
an electric discharge in a narrow
stream
from a point of high potential on a charged body.
7.
Astronomy.
a long extension of the solar corona, several solar radii long.
8.
Journalism.
banner
(def 7).
9.
a parachute that comes out of its packing in a long
stream
but does not expand.
Origin
1250-1300;
Middle English
stremer.
See
stream
,
-er
1
Examples from the web for
streamer
Oddly enough, the newspapers under-played it, even though they gave it
streamer
headlines day after day.
Try using a
streamer
fly near the surface during the spring.
Overall shape, growth pattern, and timing of the
streamer
trees can be recorded.
At the melt temperature specified for the wax, the spring ejects the spooled
streamer
out of the cartridge.
In high-flow conditions, a bulky
streamer
or flashy spinner can produce impressive results.
British Dictionary definitions for
streamer
streamer
/
ˈstriːmə
/
noun
1.
a long narrow flag or part of a flag
2.
a long narrow coiled ribbon of coloured paper that becomes unrolled when tossed
3.
a stream of light, esp one appearing in some forms of the aurora
4.
(
journalism
) a large heavy headline printed across the width of a page of a newspaper
5.
(
computing
)
another word for
tape streamer
Word Origin and History for
streamer
n.
"flag that streams in the air," late 13c., agent noun from
stream
(v.).