Flocking
Flocking has more than one meaning:
- Present participle of the verb flock
- flocking (behavior)
- flocking (texture)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Flocking". Image Credit.
| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To troop or gang. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To grade. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To company. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To circle. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To herd, gaggle or shoal.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Present participle conjugation of the verb flock.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (flock) |
1. Move as a crowd or in a group; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears".[Wordnet]. 2. Come together as in a cluster or flock.[Wordnet]. 3. To gather in companies or crowds.[Websters]. 4. To flock to; to crowd.[Websters]. 5. To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: flocking, flocked, flocks, flocker, flockers, flockingly and flockedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "Flocking" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Verb] Collecting or running together in a crowd.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Industry | To implant textiles fibers upright in a fabric coated with rubber or artificial plastic material. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Metallurgy | To spray small disintegrated fibers or filaments with a special spray gun onto a surface coated with some sticky material, whereby a damask or cut velvet type effect is produced. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of flock. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Flocking (texture) | Flocking is a type of texture applied to a surface. One example is in modeling, where a grassy texture may be applied to a surface to make it look more realistic. Another is on a Christmas tree, which may be flocked with a fluffy white spray to simulate snow. Other things may be flocked to give them a velour texture. (references) | ||
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Extended Definition: FLOCKINGFlockingFlocking has more than one meaning:
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Flocking". Image Credit. |
Topics by Level of Interest: FLOCKING | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Flocking | 16 | Flocking | 16 | |
| Flocking (behavior) | 9 | Flocking (behavior) | 9 | |
| Flocking (texture) | 5 | Flocking (texture) | 5 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | تَهَافُت (crowd, assault, assaulted, assaulting, assaults), شِرْذِمَة (association, associations, cabal, caballed, caballing), تَوَافَدَ (flock, flocked, flocking, flocks), رَعِيَّة (citizens, citizen, congregation, congregations, flight), رَهْط (manned, group, troop, association, associations), ثُلَّة (association, associations, band, banded, banding), أُبَاشَة (association, associations, cabal, caballed, caballing), جَوْق (crowd, association, associations, band, banded), جَمَاعَة (association, band, cohort, company, gang), عُصْبَة (cabal, clique, league, association, associations). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | تَهَافُت (crowd, assault, assaulted, assaulting, assaults), شِرْذِمَة (association, associations, cabal, caballed, caballing), تَوَافَدَ (flock, flocked, flocking, flocks), رَعِيَّة (citizens, citizen, congregation, congregations, flight), رَهْط (manned, group, troop, association, associations), ثُلَّة (association, associations, band, banded, banding), أُبَاشَة (association, associations, cabal, caballed, caballing), جَوْق (crowd, association, associations, band, banded), جَمَاعَة (association, band, cohort, company, gang), عُصْبَة (cabal, clique, league, association, associations). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | تَهَافُت (crowd, assault, assaulted, assaulting, assaults), شِرْذِمَة (association, associations, cabal, caballed, caballing), تَوَافَدَ (flock, flocked, flocking, flocks), رَعِيَّة (citizens, citizen, congregation, congregations, flight), رَهْط (manned, group, troop, association, associations), ثُلَّة (association, associations, band, banded, banding), أُبَاشَة (association, associations, cabal, caballed, caballing), جَوْق (crowd, association, associations, band, banded), جَمَاعَة (association, band, cohort, company, gang), عُصْبَة (cabal, clique, league, association, associations). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | flocagem (flocking, spraying), afluir (flow, to abound, abound, flock, flocking), reunindo-se (flocking), floqueamento (flocking). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | velourisering (flocking). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 棉屑 (flocking), 聚结 (conglomerate, conglomerates, conglomeration, flock, flocked), 羊毛屑 (flocking), 其图样 (flocking). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | abbundà (flock, flocking, flood, flow, pour). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | abbundà (flock, flocking, flood, flow, pour). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | abbundà (flock, flocking, flood, flow, pour). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | abbundà (flock, flocking, flood, flow, pour). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | abbundà (flock, flocking, flood, flow, pour). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | velourisering (flocking). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | velourisering (flocking). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | sich versammelnd (clustering, flocking), beflocken (flocking, to flock), zusammenrottend (flocking together), Velourstextifasern (textile flocking fibres), der Vogelschwarm (flocking birds), alle strömen in die Ausstellung (everyone is flocking to see the exhibition), heranströmen (come flocking in). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | bevlokken (flocking), toelopen (come flocking in, rush towards, stream towards, flow towards, walk there), toevloeien (rush towards, stream towards, come flocking in, flow towards), toestromen (rush towards, stream towards, come flocking in, flow towards, flock to). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | nukkaruiskutus (flocking). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | flocage (flocking, electrostatic covering with fibers, fibre dusting, flock finish, limpet spraying), floculation (flocculation, breaking, flocculating, feathering, flocking), molletonner (flock, nap, flocking), s'attrouper (flock, gather, assemble, flocking, troop), floquage (flocking), troupeau (flock, herd, gaggle, band, drove), s'assembler (assemble, collect, congregate, flock, forgather), floculage (flocking), affluer (pour, roll in, flock, flow, flow in), pistolet de flocage (flock gun, flocking pistol). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | flocage (flocking, electrostatic covering with fibers, fibre dusting, flock finish, limpet spraying), floculation (flocculation, breaking, flocculating, feathering, flocking), molletonner (flock, nap, flocking), s'attrouper (flock, gather, assemble, flocking, troop), floquage (flocking), troupeau (flock, herd, gaggle, band, drove), s'assembler (assemble, collect, congregate, flock, forgather), floculage (flocking), affluer (pour, roll in, flock, flow, flow in), pistolet de flocage (flock gun, flocking pistol). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | sich versammelnd (clustering, flocking), beflocken (flocking, to flock), zusammenrottend (flocking together), Velourstextifasern (textile flocking fibres), der Vogelschwarm (flocking birds), alle strömen in die Ausstellung (everyone is flocking to see the exhibition), heranströmen (come flocking in). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gilbertese | te rurung (flocking, herding, movement, transition). Additional references: Gilbertese, Kiribati, Fiji, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 융모화 (flocking), 무뉘에 플록가공을 함 (flocking). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 융모화 (flocking), 무뉘에 플록가공을 함 (flocking). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | تَهَافُت (crowd, assault, assaulted, assaulting, assaults), شِرْذِمَة (association, associations, cabal, caballed, caballing), تَوَافَدَ (flock, flocked, flocking, flocks), رَعِيَّة (citizens, citizen, congregation, congregations, flight), رَهْط (manned, group, troop, association, associations), ثُلَّة (association, associations, band, banded, banding), أُبَاشَة (association, associations, cabal, caballed, caballing), جَوْق (crowd, association, associations, band, banded), جَمَاعَة (association, band, cohort, company, gang), عُصْبَة (cabal, clique, league, association, associations). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | sich versammelnd (clustering, flocking), beflocken (flocking, to flock), zusammenrottend (flocking together), Velourstextifasern (textile flocking fibres), der Vogelschwarm (flocking birds), alle strömen in die Ausstellung (everyone is flocking to see the exhibition), heranströmen (come flocking in). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | sich versammelnd (clustering, flocking), beflocken (flocking, to flock), zusammenrottend (flocking together), Velourstextifasern (textile flocking fibres), der Vogelschwarm (flocking birds), alle strömen in die Ausstellung (everyone is flocking to see the exhibition), heranströmen (come flocking in). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ikiribati | te rurung (flocking, herding, movement, transition). Additional references: Ikiribati, Kiribati, Fiji, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | floccato (flocking), infioccatura (flocking), vellutazione della plastica (flocking), decorazione per flocculazione (flocking), floccaggio (flocking), fibre tessili per vellutazione (textile flocking fibres). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiribati | te rurung (flocking, herding, movement, transition). Additional references: Kiribati, Kiribati, Fiji, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 융모화 (flocking), 무뉘에 플록가공을 함 (flocking). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | reunindo-se (flocking), floqueamento (flocking), flocagem (flocking, spraying), afluir (flow, flush, abound, flock, flood). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | velourisering (flocking), flocksprutning (flocking). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | искусственный снег (flocking). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | iskusstvennyy sneg (flocking). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | искусственный снег (flocking). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | iskusstvennyy sneg (flocking). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | velourisering (flocking). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovene | kosmičenje (flaking, flocking). Additional references: Slovene, Slovenia, Austria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovenian | kosmičenje (flaking, flocking). Additional references: Slovenian, Slovenia, Austria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovenscina | kosmičenje (flaking, flocking). Additional references: Slovenscina, Slovenia, Austria, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | flocado (flocking), congregar (assemble, congregate, collect, to assemble, to congregate), coagulantes (flocking agents), Sentence (master or grasp, regarding the motion for nullity the opposing party will be heard in three days, taken under, the vital signs are maintained, and use of the brand by the distributor is prohibited once the contract ends). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | nukkaruiskutus (flocking). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | nukkaruiskutus (flocking). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | velourisering (flocking), flocksprutning (flocking). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | velourisering (flocking), flocksprutning (flocking). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, flocking. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “flocking” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | ockingflay (flocking). Additional references: Pig Latin, flocking. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | flocurame (flocking). Additional references: Terran B, flocking. (volunteer) | |||
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