afflux

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: af=flux

CIDE DICTIONARY

afflux, n. [L. affluxum, p. p. of affluere: cf. F. afflux. See Affluence.].

 A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

afflux, n. a flow towards a point; an influx.

Etymology

med.L affluxus f. L affluere: see AFFLUENT

THESAURUS

afflux

access, accession, advance, advent, affluence, affluxion, approach, approaching, appropinquation, approximation, appulse, coming, coming near, coming toward, concourse, confluence, conflux, course, crosscurrent, current, defluxion, downflow, downpour, drift, driftage, flow, flowing, flowing toward, fluency, flux, forthcoming, gush, imminence, indraft, indrawing, inflooding, inflow, influx, influxion, inpour, inrun, inrush, mill run, millrace, nearing, nearness, oncoming, onrush, onward course, outflow, proximation, race, run, rush, set, spate, stream, surge, tide, trend, undercurrent, undertow, water flow

ROGET THESAURUS

afflux

Approach

N approach, approximation, appropinquation, access, appulse, afflux, affluxion, advent, pursuit, approaching, approximative, affluent, impending, imminent, on the road, Int, come hither!, approach!, here!, come!, come near!, forward!.