Phrase guide
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noun
A possible non-random component of the peculiar velocity of galaxy clusters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: astrophysics
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noun
A state of flow experienced in gambling, especially by slot machine players; a state of intense focus and absorption on gambling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: gambling, games, human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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History
From dark (“hidden”) + flow. From the motion of galaxy clusters due to a hidden influence, possibly from beyond the horizon of the observable universe.
From dark (“sinister”) + flow (“state of focus”).
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