Meaning of "billow" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BILLOW

From Old Norse bylgja; related to Swedish bōlja, Danish bölg, Middle High German bulge.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BILLOW

billow  [ˈbɪləʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILLOW

Billow is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb billow in English.

WHAT DOES BILLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wave

In physics, a wave is disturbance or oscillation that travels through matter/space, accompanied by a transfer of energy. Wave motion transfers energy from one point to another, often with no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium—that is, with little or no associated mass transport. They consist, instead, of oscillations or vibrations around almost fixed locations. Waves are described by a wave equation which sets out how the disturbance proceeds over time. The mathematical form of this equation varies depending on the type of wave. There are two main types of waves. Mechanical waves propagate through a medium, and the substance of this medium is deformed. The deformation reverses itself owing to restoring forces resulting from its deformation. For example, sound waves propagate via air molecules colliding with their neighbors. When air molecules collide, they also bounce away from each other. This keeps the molecules from continuing to travel in the direction of the wave. The second main type of wave, electromagnetic waves, do not require a medium.

Definition of billow in the English dictionary

The first definition of billow in the dictionary is a large sea wave. Other definition of billow is a swelling or surging mass, as of smoke or sound. Billow is also a large atmospheric wave, usually in the lee of a hill.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BILLOW

PRESENT

Present

I billow

you billow

he/she/it billows

we billow

you billow

they billow

Present continuous

I am billowing

you are billowing

he/she/it is billowing

we are billowing

you are billowing

they are billowing

Present perfect

I have billowed

you have billowed

he/she/it has billowed

we have billowed

you have billowed

they have billowed

Present perfect continuous

I have been billowing

you have been billowing

he/she/it has been billowing

we have been billowing

you have been billowing

they have been billowing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I billowed

you billowed

he/she/it billowed

we billowed

you billowed

they billowed

Past continuous

I was billowing

you were billowing

he/she/it was billowing

we were billowing

you were billowing

they were billowing

Past perfect

I had billowed

you had billowed

he/she/it had billowed

we had billowed

you had billowed

they had billowed

Past perfect continuous

I had been billowing

you had been billowing

he/she/it had been billowing

we had been billowing

you had been billowing

they had been billowing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will billow

you will billow

he/she/it will billow

we will billow

you will billow

they will billow

Future continuous

I will be billowing

you will be billowing

he/she/it will be billowing

we will be billowing

you will be billowing

they will be billowing

Future perfect

I will have billowed

you will have billowed

he/she/it will have billowed

we will have billowed

you will have billowed

they will have billowed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been billowing

you will have been billowing

he/she/it will have been billowing

we will have been billowing

you will have been billowing

they will have been billowing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would billow

you would billow

he/she/it would billow

we would billow

you would billow

they would billow

Conditional continuous

I would be billowing

you would be billowing

he/she/it would be billowing

we would be billowing

you would be billowing

they would be billowing

Conditional perfect

I would have billow

you would have billow

he/she/it would have billow

we would have billow

you would have billow

they would have billow

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been billowing

you would have been billowing

he/she/it would have been billowing

we would have been billowing

you would have been billowing

they would have been billowing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you billow
we let´s billow
you billow

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to billow

Past participle

billowed

Present Participle

billowing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BILLOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «billow» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of billow

balloon · belly · bloat · breaker · bulge · cloud · course · crest · deluge · dilate · emit · expand · flood · flow · gush · outpouring · roll · roller · run · rush · spew · spout · stream · surge · swell · tide · uprush · upsurge · wave

TRANSLATION OF BILLOW

Find out the translation of billow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of billow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «billow» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 在风中鼓胀着飘动
• Translator English - Spanish: ondear
• English: billow
• Translator English - Hindi: तरंग
• Translator English - Arabic: انتفخ
• Translator English - Russian: вздыматься
• Translator English - Portuguese: redemoinhar
• Translator English - Bengali: উত্তাল তরঙ্গ
• Translator English - French: onduler
• Translator English - Malay: Bilow
• Translator English - German: sich blähen
• Translator English - Japanese: 膨らむ
• Translator English - Korean: 하늘거리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Kothak
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sóng biển
• Translator English - Tamil: பெரிய அலை
• Translator English - Marathi: बिलोअर
• Translator English - Turkish: dev dalga
• Translator English - Italian: gonfiarsi
• Translator English - Polish: bałwan
• Translator English - Ukrainian: здійматися
• Translator English - Romanian: talaz
• Translator English - Greek: φουσκώνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: branders
• Translator English - Swedish: bölja
• Translator English - Norwegian: Billow

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILLOW»

Discover the use of billow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to billow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Relational Group Psychotherapy: From Basic Assumptions to ...

Integrating cutting-edge relational theory with technique, this volume reveals the deeply personal nature of the intersubjective process of group therapy as it affects the group therapist and other group members.

Richard M. Billow, 2003

Resistance, Rebellion and Refusal in Groups: The 3 Rs

This volume is essential reading for individual and group psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, academics, and students of psychoanalytic theory.

Richard M. Billow, 2010

Billow Prairie

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Mary A. Cragin, 2010

Billow (Ondine Quartet Book 2)

When danger strikes close to home, Kendra must separate the truths from the lies and choose who and what to believe. Even if it means facing what she fears the most. Billow is the second book of the Ondine Quartet series (Whirl is book 1).

Emma Raveling, 2012

Brazen Bob of Billow

DescriptionCompanion to East of the Astra and Preswylfa About the Author Russell Jones (Ronelly) was born in Tradega South Wales and lived with his mother in poverty, they lived like recluses, and mental illness showed its head and he ...

Russell Ronelly Jones, 2011

The Lady's magazine: or, Entertaining companion for the fair sex

A parody on • The ITiuW SOFT sigh'd a fair maid, by the sea's rocky shore, Billow, billow, bil'ow I Her true love's sad loss she with tears c.st deplore — Billow, billow, billow! Sing, Oh, the salt billow! Sing, Oh, the salt billow! The billow shall be a ...

Erin's Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada, 1751-1858

McLANE, John 27 labourer Boston May 1823 Billow McLANE, Mrs. 29 his wife Boston May 1823 Billow McLELAND, Abigail 24 Boston May 1822 Billow MALONE, Mrs. & 2 children 32 Boston Aug 1832 Cordelia MANSFlELD, William 21 ...

Terrence M. Punch, 2009

The Turbulent Ocean

billow. patches. and. the. length. of. billow. crests. Other than the photographs of billows by Woods (1968) little is known of the horizontal structure of billows in the ocean. The development of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in the ocean is, however  ...

S. A. Thorpe, 2005

Search of Excellence, ANTEC 91

Only the effect of sheet temperature, billow pressure, forming pressure, and plug speed will be discussed in this study although the other variables should not be overlooked. In fact, the investigation for the effect of the other variables is ...

Society of Plas, Society of Plastic Engineers, 1991

Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists

von Billow H: Letter to Mrs. v. Welz, Godesberg, 01.07.1876; in von Billow M (ed): Hans von Billow Briefe. Leipzig, Breitkopf & Hartel, 1900-1908L vol 5, p 381. von Billow H: Letter to Mrs. v. Welz, Godesberg, 01.08.1876; in von Billow M (ed): ...

Julien Bogousslavsky, M. G. Hennerici, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term billow is used in the context of the following news items.

Fire Does Extensive Damage to Louisville Whiskey Row Buildings

Residents congregated around the perimeter to watch the flames and smoke billow from the buildings. It's not yet known how the fire started. «89.3 WFPL, Jul 15»

Girl, 16, charged as adult in shooting of FHP trooper

WESH 2'S DAN BILLOW REPORTS. LIEUTENANT CHANNING TAYLOR IS TESTIFYING AT A HEARING IN WHICH THE STATE IS ... «WESH Orlando, Jul 15»

Bayview locals worry about fire's impact on homes, tourism

She watched the fire billow over the ridge Sunday night from the balcony of her home and fielded phone calls until 3 a.m., she said. “It looked ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»

Fire destroys Jackson Township home

... working from the front and rear of the one-story house doused the flames, causing acrid brown smoke to billow into the cloudy blue sky. «Lebanon Daily News, Jul 15»

The euro will be stuck with austerity unless it learns to embrace …

... judging by the way a public-finances scandal in Greece was allowed to billow up into a systemic bushfire still not extinguished after five years ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Develop policies that discourage excessive alcohol consumption

Develop policies that discourage excessive alcohol consumption. By Billow Kerrow Updated Sunday, July 5th 2015 at 00:00 GMT +3. Share this story:. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»

Lesser Spotted Ireland: Apocalyptic beauty around an Antrim …

Up close, Union flags billow in the wind outside the Orange Hall and the Glasgow Rangers fan club headquarters across the road. «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Crews battle 120-hectare fire in Six Mile

The Tremblay family was hurriedly clearing up their property at noon on Sunday as the fire raging above their home continued to billow. «Nelson Star, Jul 15»

Senators demand Treasury explanation on bank capital minimums

Deputy Speaker Kembi Gitura (Murang'a) directed the finance committee to look into the matter. The team's chairman, Senator Billow Kerrow ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»

Fire tackled at chip shop in Powney Road

A big billow of smoke." He added he believes the people living above the shop got out safe and saw people running outside when the fire ... «Maidenhead Advertiser, Jul 15»