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diffluence
[ dif-loo-uhns ]
noun
- the act of flowing off or away.
- the act or process of dissolving into a liquid; liquefaction; deliquescence.
- the rate at which fluid flow diverges along an axis perpendicular to the direction of flow at a given point.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diffluence1
First recorded in 1625–35; difflu(ent) + -ence
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