Afflux
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Afflux is a noun meaning An upward rush of fluid.
Meaning
An upward rush of fluid.
More Meanings
- (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.
Example Sentences
The vis viva of these affluxes is employed almost wholly in turning the mass of intermediate gas […]
Backwater due to the crossing as a whole should not be confused with local afflux at piers due to pileup of flow against the hydraulic stagnation point […]
Word Forms
- affluxes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include affluence, flush, rushing, effluxion, upflow, influx.
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