reflowing

Adjusting line breaks

Reflowing is the process of rearranging text or content to fit different dimensions.

In digital typography, text reflows when a window is resized or when an e-book adjusts to various screen sizes: The document reflows automatically on mobile devices.

In electronics, reflowing refers to melting solder to create connections on circuit boards.

molten

metal

Hard conductive solid

  • glassTransparent solid from sand
  • waxPliable waterproof substance
  • lavaErupted liquid stone

casting · melting · solidifying · pooling · spreading · viscosity · cooling · reheat · furnace · crucible

soldering

solder

Fusible bonding alloy

  • fluxContinuous change or flow
  • PCBElectronic component substrate
  • circuitClosed electrical pathway

surface-mount · stencil · rework · lead-free · interconnect · pad · preheating · wetting · tombstoning · bridging

typography

text

Written or printed words

line-break · justification · pagination · typesetting · formatting · margin · indent · hyphenation · widow · orphan

liquid

stream

Steady continuous flow

river · gush · eddy · whirlpool · rapids · channeling · redirecting · circulation · coursing · surging

Opposites
layout behavior

reflowinglocked

Fastened with a mechanism

fixed · pinned · rigid · anchored · hardcoded

movement/fluidity

reflowingstagnating

Ceasing to develop

pooling · stopped · standing · stationary · still

process state

reflowingstatic

Without motion or change

stationary · stagnant · still · motionless · unchanging

Family

flow, flowing, overflow, flowed, outflow, inflow, reflow, underflow, reflows

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