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