circumfluent
/səːˈkʌmflʊənt
/adjective rare
Flowing round; surrounding.As your breathing partakes of the circumfluent air, so let your thinking partake of the circumfluent Mind....
- While the circumfluent ocean is decorated with fish, no boats appear on the London map.
- The experimental results showed that the circumfluent hydro-cyclones with the separating columns had the higher separating efficiency and the lower pressure drop.
Derivatives
circumfluence
- The high temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday could be attributed to effects created by the peripheral circumfluence of the typhoon.
- Weather forecasters said Taiwan will be affected by heavy rains induced by peripheral circumfluence until tomorrow.
- The research on ocean circumfluence has a lot to do with changes in climate and ecological changes in the ocean.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin circumfluent- 'flowing around', from the verb circumfluere, from circum 'around, about' + fluere 'to flow'.
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