reflow
/riːˈfloʊ/
noun
- The act or process of flowing again.
- A reflow of lava from the volcano was unlikely after it had solidified.
- The reflow of water into the pond took several hours after the pipe was fixed.
- Engineers monitored the reflow of coolant through the system.
- In electronics, a process of melting solder to attach components to a circuit board.
- The factory upgraded its reflow equipment to improve production speed.
- The technician used a reflow oven to solder the tiny chips onto the board.
- Reflow is a common method for assembling surface-mount electronic parts.
verb
- To flow again or back; to move in a current again.
- The lava cooled and hardened, so it could not reflow down the mountain.
- In the river, the current seemed to reflow after the blockage was removed.
- After the tide went out, the water began to reflow into the bay.
- To adjust the layout of text or images on a digital page so that they fit a new screen size or format.
- This e-book reader can reflow the pages automatically for different devices.
- The website's design allows images to reflow when viewed on a phone.
- When you resize the window, the text will reflow to fit the new width.
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