(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.
An upward rush of fluid.
boxful
boxful
noun
as much as a box will hold
deflux
deflux
noun
(obsolete) downward flow
efflux
efflux
noun
That which has flowed out.
verb
(intransitive) To run out; to flow forth.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pass away.
fluxed
fluxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flux
fluxer
fluxes
fluxes
noun
plural of flux
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flux
influx
influx
noun
(obsolete) influence; power.
A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
That which flows or comes in.
reflux
reflux
noun
(chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
(pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
The backwards flow of any fluid.
verb
To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser
