Difference between Fluvial and Stream

Fluvial

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream

Stream

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banksA thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air)Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or wordsAn umbrella term for all moving waters.A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.A division of a school year by perceived ability.

Example sentence: There's a fine line between a stream of consciousness and a babbling brook to nowhere.