Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timestream

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: timestream
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metaphorical conception of time as a stream, or flowing body of water.

Example Sentences

"By killing his great-grandfather, the time traveller disrupted the timestream."
"The slightest excess of effort might upset the balance at any point of the time stream, sending them backward into the past or forward into the future independently of my will."
"The timestream is littered with these blank areas."
"Two different timestreams running parallel but at different speeds. Amy, you're in a faster timestream."

Etymology

From time + stream.

Inflected Forms

timestreams (plural) time stream (alternative)

Questions

What does timestream mean?: A metaphorical conception of time as a stream, or flowing body of water.
Where does timestream come from?: From time + stream.

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