noun Download 🔗Share An upward rush of fluid. Examples : "The sudden afflux of water from the broken pipe flooded the basement. " physics physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The heavy rain caused a significant afflux upstream of the old bridge, flooding the nearby park. " environment weather disaster geology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading