English Explanatory Dictionary

afflux

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An upward rush of fluid.
  2. 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.

Word forms

afflux affluxes

Etymology

From Latin affluĕre, affluxum. See affluent.

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