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affluxes

affluxes is the plural of afflux.

Meaning of afflux

Noun

afflux (countable and uncountable, plural affluxes)

  1. An upward rush of fluid.
    • 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 http://books.google.com/books?id=jOUEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA20-IA6&dq=affluxes&ei=oWrlRqH2I6HApgKCooX7AQ, page 26, of waterspouts
  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.
    • 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 […]2004, Transportation Association of Canada, Guide to Bridge Hydraulics, →ISBN, page 66

Questions about affluxes

What is affluxes the plural of?
Affluxes is the plural of afflux.

Words near affluxes in the dictionary

  1. affluents
  2. affluenza
  3. affluenzas
  4. affluenzic
  5. afflux
  6. affluxes
  7. affluxion
  8. affluxions
  9. affly
  10. AFFO
  11. affoard

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