afflux
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin affluĕre, affluxum. See affluent.
Noun[edit]
afflux (plural affluxes)
- An upward rush of fluid.
- 1874 January 9, "Chemical News from Foreign Sources," Chemical News [1], page 26, of waterspouts:
- The vis viva of these affluxes is employed almost wholly in turning the mass of intermediate gas […]
- 1874 January 9, "Chemical News from Foreign Sources," Chemical News [1], page 26, of waterspouts:
- (hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin affluĕre, affluxum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
afflux m (plural afflux)
Further reading[edit]
- “afflux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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