virtaus

virrata (“to flow”) +‎ -us

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋirtɑus/, [ˈʋirt̪ɑ̝us̠]
• Rhymes: -irtɑus
• Syllabification^(key): vir‧ta‧us
• Hyphenation^(key): vir‧ta‧us

virtaus

1. current (part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction)

   Synonym: virta

   Lahden suulla voi esiintyä vaarallisia virtauksia.

   Dangerous currents may occur at the mouth of the bay.

2. current (tendency or a course of events)

   Synonym: suuntaus

   aatevirtaus ― current of thought

3. run, flow (amount of a fluid that moves)

   Jatkuva veden virtaus hanasta ärsyttää minua.

   The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.

4. flow (rate of fluid movement)

   Synonym: virtausnopeus

   Avaa venttiili ja varmista, että virtaus on riittävä.

   Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.

5. (economics, control theory) flow (value or quantity measured over a time interval, as opposed to one measured at a single point in time)

   Coordinate term: varanto

• virrata
• virta

• merivirta (“ocean current”)

• “virtaus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

• ruvista, vasurit, virusta