Meaning
flow, scrolling
- smooth or continuous movement, flowing (e.g. of traffic)
- scrolling (on screens or digital devices)
In a sentence
Abbiamo preso la strada a scorrimento veloce per evitare il centro.
We took the expressway to avoid the city centre.
La nuova tangenziale garantisce uno scorrimento regolare del traffico.
The new bypass ensures a smooth flow of traffic.
Lo scorrimento delle notizie sullo schermo era continuo.
The scrolling of news across the screen was continuous.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scorrimento | masculine · singular |
| scorrimenti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Almost exclusively heard in 'a scorrimento veloce' (expressway, arterial road).
- Also used in tech for scrolling a webpage ('scorrimento della pagina').