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Afflux vs Effluent - What's the difference?

afflux | effluent |

As nouns the difference between afflux and effluent

is that afflux is an upward rush of fluid while effluent is a stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.

As an adjective effluent is

flowing out; outflowing.

afflux

English

Noun

(es)
  • an upward rush of fluid
  • * 1874 January 9, "Chemical News from Foreign Sources," Chemical News [http://books.google.com/books?id=jOUEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA20-IA6&dq=affluxes&ei=oWrlRqH2I6HApgKCooX7AQ], page 26, of waterspouts:
    • The vis viva of these affluxes is employed almost wholly in turning the mass of intermediate gas..."
  • (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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=WjMJvtV1PeEC&pg=PA66&ei=RGzlRpaYMIfmpwKN6ujLDg&sig=_iClxoFfAKCUkxC9KOHAOrQdspk], ISBN 0727732625, 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..."
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    effluent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Flowing out; outflowing.
  • * Parnell
    • Effluent beams.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
  • Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}