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diffluence
[ dif-loo-uhns ]
/ ˈdɪf lu əns /
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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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Origin of diffluence
First recorded in 1625–35; difflu(ent) + -ence
Words nearby diffluence
difficult, difficulty, diffidence, diffident, diffidently, diffluence, diffluent, Difflugia, diffract, diffraction, diffraction grating
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