Afflux Definition
ăflŭks
noun
A sudden flow toward a point, as of blood to an organ.
Webster's New World
A flow to or toward an area, especially of blood or other fluid toward a body part.
American Heritage Medicine
An upward rush of fluid.
Wiktionary
(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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Afflux
Noun
Singular:
afflux
Plural:
affluxesOrigin of Afflux
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Medieval Latin affluxus from Latin past participle of affluere to flow to affluent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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