Polyglot Dictionary

caudal

/kauˈðal/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los caudales

Meaning

  1. flow

    • El caudal del río aumentó.

      The river's flow increased.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

flujo

caudal specifically means the flow rate or volume of a river, a hydrology term, or figuratively a wealth of resources; flujo is the general word for "flow," like of liquid or information.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fluxo

fluxo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "flow."

Practice

1 What does caudal mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ del río aumentó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caudal?

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