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What is an afflux?

What is an afflux? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. an upward rush of fluid
  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.
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Spirituous drinks occasion an afflux of the gastric juices, become acid, and are absorbed.
The standard culvert has sufficient cells to pass the discharge without significant afflux.
Hence, when the pulsations of the seed are stilled, the afflux of psychic energy ceases.
Above, it forms two great folds, which may both be swollen by the afflux of the blood, and acquire considerable size.
The stimulus of melody produced an immediate increase in the afflux of blood to the brain.
The equation which describes the model characterizes the afflux as a function of Froude number, and blockage ratio in terms of the downstream conditions.

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