Definition of circumfluent in English:
circumfluent
adjective səːˈkʌmflʊəntsərˈkəmflo͞oənt
rare Flowing round; surrounding.
Example sentencesExamples
- As your breathing partakes of the circumfluent air, so let your thinking partake of the circumfluent Mind.
- It seems surprising that an island where so much moisture is continually exhaled from the circumfluent ocean should be parched with excessive drought.
- While the circumfluent ocean is decorated with fish, no boats appear on the London map.
- The experimental results showed that the circumfluent hydro-cyclones with the separating columns had the higher separating efficiency and the lower pressure drop.
- Shown here is the Mediterranean Sea and a circumfluent Ocean Sea.
Derivatives
noun
rare The rare drought was the result of global warming as well as abnormal atmospheric circumfluence.
Example sentencesExamples
- The high temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday could be attributed to effects created by the peripheral circumfluence of the typhoon.
- Weather forecasters said Taiwan will be affected by heavy rains induced by peripheral circumfluence until tomorrow.
- The research on ocean circumfluence has a lot to do with changes in climate and ecological changes in the ocean.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin circumfluent- 'flowing around', from the verb circumfluere, from circum 'around, about' + fluere 'to flow'.