circumfluous

[ ser-kuhm-floo-uhs ]

adjective

1. circumfluent.
2. surrounded by water.

circumfluous

/ səˈkʌmflʊəs /

adjective

1. Alsocircumfluent flowing all around
2. surrounded by or as if by water

Derived Forms

• cirˈcumfluence, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumfluous¹

1605–15; < Latin circumfluus, equivalent to circum- circum- + -fluus, derivative of fluere to flow; -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumfluous¹

C17: from Latin circumfluere to flow around, from circum- + fluere to flow

Example Sentences

Above the earth was bent the vast dome of the blue sky, its edges apparently resting on the circumfluous waters.

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