affluxn.

Brit.

/ˈaflʌks/, U.S.

/ˈæˌfləks/

Forms: 1600s affluxe, 1600s aflux, 1600s– afflux.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin affluxus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin affluxus affluence, abundance (15th cent.), action of flowing towards (1582 in the passage translated in quot. 1634) < classical Latin afflux- , perfect stem of affluere afflue v. + -tus , suffix forming verbal nouns. Compare French afflux (1611). Compare earlier affluence n., affluency n., affluxion n.

A flow or movement (of liquid, air, people, etc.) towards or into a particular place. Also: that which flows into something; an accession, an addition. Cf. efflux n. 1, influx n. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [noun] > passage in a continuous stream > to one place

confluence?a1475

affluence1579

afflux1603

conflux1614

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > flowing towards

affluxion1583

afflux1603

affluence1615

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > an increase

eke894

increasec1384

eking1393

augmentationc1452

superexcrescence1479

access1548

accrue1548

accession1551

increasement1561

ekementa1603

afflux1603

accruement1607

increment1631

rise1654

plusa1721

raise1729

swell1768

gain1851

step-up1922

upcurve1928

build-up1943

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [noun] > action or process of flowing

trilling1567

coursing1569

afflux1603

curriclea1682

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > towards each other or convergence > of numbers of people

concoursec1384

repairc1390

confluence?a1475

resort1485

recourse1516

concursion1533

affluence1579

afflux1603

conflux1614

concurrence1632

flocking1669

run1792

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > rising or flowing in flood

risinga1387

acker1440

increase1555

swelling1557

flow1583

tiding1593

float1594

afflux1603

flux1612

flowing1642

flood-tide1719

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 351 He shall soone supplie againe that which was voided, and replenish the vessels with a new afflux [Fr. fluxion] of spirits.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. vi. 82 The Affluxe, & Refluxe of the Sea, whereof we are to treat, is generall throughout the whole Ocean.

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xiii. xxiv. 487 They are called Wales, generated by the afflux of blood [L. ab affluxu sanguinis] laudible in qualitie, but overaboundant in quantity.

1662 J. Graunt Nat. & Polit. Observ. Bills Mortality v. 38 The Cause hereof..must be by new Affluxes to London out of the Countrey.

1747 B. Franklin Exper. & Observ. Electr. (1751) 53 We had even discovered..its [sc. electrical fire's] afflux to the electrical sphere, as well as its efflux.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 175 There is no need of the afflux of vital air.

1834 Periscope July in Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 21 156/1 The tide of happinness [sic], like that of fortune, has its affluxes and effluxes.

1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 355/1 At this period, they [sc. the villi] receive an increased afflux of blood.

1879 H. St. Clair Wilkins Treat. Mountain Roads 286 It is advisable an afflux of 3 feet should not be exceeded.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XII. 894/2 Egyptian..is crammed with such loan-words already in 3000 BC; new affluxes can be traced, especially c.1600.

1991 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre Beyond Love i. i. 5 The uninterrupted growth of the Indian population meant an ever-increasing afflux of old people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	afflux
释义	affluxn. Brit. /ˈaflʌks/, U.S. /ˈæˌfləks/ Forms: 1600s affluxe, 1600s aflux, 1600s– afflux. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin affluxus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin affluxus affluence, abundance (15th cent.), action of flowing towards (1582 in the passage translated in quot. 1634) < classical Latin afflux- , perfect stem of affluere afflue v. + -tus , suffix forming verbal nouns. Compare French afflux (1611). Compare earlier affluence n., affluency n., affluxion n. A flow or movement (of liquid, air, people, etc.) towards or into a particular place. Also: that which flows into something; an accession, an addition. Cf. efflux n. 1, influx n. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [noun] > passage in a continuous stream > to one place confluence?a1475 affluence1579 afflux1603 conflux1614 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > flowing towards affluxion1583 afflux1603 affluence1615 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > an increase eke894 increasec1384 eking1393 augmentationc1452 superexcrescence1479 access1548 accrue1548 accession1551 increasement1561 ekementa1603 afflux1603 accruement1607 increment1631 rise1654 plusa1721 raise1729 swell1768 gain1851 step-up1922 upcurve1928 build-up1943 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [noun] > action or process of flowing trilling1567 coursing1569 afflux1603 curriclea1682 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > towards each other or convergence > of numbers of people concoursec1384 repairc1390 confluence?a1475 resort1485 recourse1516 concursion1533 affluence1579 afflux1603 conflux1614 concurrence1632 flocking1669 run1792 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > rising or flowing in flood risinga1387 acker1440 increase1555 swelling1557 flow1583 tiding1593 float1594 afflux1603 flux1612 flowing1642 flood-tide1719 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 351 He shall soone supplie againe that which was voided, and replenish the vessels with a new afflux [Fr. fluxion] of spirits. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. vi. 82 The Affluxe, & Refluxe of the Sea, whereof we are to treat, is generall throughout the whole Ocean. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xiii. xxiv. 487 They are called Wales, generated by the afflux of blood [L. ab affluxu sanguinis] laudible in qualitie, but overaboundant in quantity. 1662 J. Graunt Nat. & Polit. Observ. Bills Mortality v. 38 The Cause hereof..must be by new Affluxes to London out of the Countrey. 1747 B. Franklin Exper. & Observ. Electr. (1751) 53 We had even discovered..its [sc. electrical fire's] afflux to the electrical sphere, as well as its efflux. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 175 There is no need of the afflux of vital air. 1834 Periscope July in Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 21 156/1 The tide of happinness [sic], like that of fortune, has its affluxes and effluxes. 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 355/1 At this period, they [sc. the villi] receive an increased afflux of blood. 1879 H. St. Clair Wilkins Treat. Mountain Roads 286 It is advisable an afflux of 3 feet should not be exceeded. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XII. 894/2 Egyptian..is crammed with such loan-words already in 3000 BC; new affluxes can be traced, especially c.1600. 1991 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre Beyond Love i. i. 5 The uninterrupted growth of the Indian population meant an ever-increasing afflux of old people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1603
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