afflux
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
affluxes
- 1.
An upward rush of fluid.
The vis viva of these affluxes is employed almost wholly in turning the mass of intermediate gas […]
- 2.
(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.
Nguồn gốc từ
From Latin affluĕre, affluxum. See affluent.