afflux

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.

Etymology

From Latin affluĕre, affluxum. See affluent.

Synonyms

influx

affluxion

inflow

concourse

concurrence

confluent

conflux

congestion

conjunction

current

flowing

flush

swarm

tributary

metastatic abscess

affluence

flow combine

cluster

collection

Translations

afflux

afflusso

συρροή

affluenza

Zustrom

afluencia

toevloed

affluence

napływ

συγκέντρωση

afluxo

ύψωση σταθμής ύδατος

εισροή

αναρρόφηση

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