afflux

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An upward rush of fluid.
    — The vis viva of these affluxes is employed almost wholly in turning the mass of intermediate gas […]
  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 […]

词形变化

affluxes plural

词源

From Latin affluĕre, affluxum. See affluent.
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