circumfluent

[ ser-kuhm-floo-uhnt ]

adjective

Origin of circumfluent

First recorded in 1570–80, from Latin circumfluent- (stem of circumfluēns, present participle of circumfluere “to flow around”); see circum-, fluent

Here were gathered people who worked always in that circumfluent inspiration, that murmur of liberty, that whisper of humanity.
Sinister Street, vol. 2 | Compton Mackenzie
Like Homer he looked upon the habitable world (οἰκουμένη) as being circular in outline and bounded by a circumfluent river.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 | Various
Philosophers have their disputes also concerning the center of the world and the circumfluent water.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. I | Martin Luther
The salival glands drink up a certain fluid from the circumfluent blood, and pour it into the mouth.
Zoonomia, Vol. I | Erasmus Darwin

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