affluxとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

afflux (複数形 affluxes)

1. An upward rush of fluid.
   • 1874 January 9, "Chemical News from Foreign Sources," Chemical News [1], page 26, of waterspouts:

     The vis viva of these affluxes is employed almost wholly in turning the mass of intermediate gas […]

2. (hydrology) 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.
   • 2004, Transportation Association of Canada, Guide to Bridge Hydraulics [2], →ISBN, page 66 :

     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 […]