afflux (English, noun)
expansion: afflux (plural affluxes)
Senses:
glosses: An upward rush of fluid.
topics: geography
hydrology
natural-sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: affluxes
tags: plural