different between afflux vs effluent

English

Etymology

Latin afflu?re, affluxum. See affluent.

Noun

afflux (plural affluxes)

1. An upward rush of fluid.
   • 1874 January 9, "Chemical News from Foreign Sources," Chemical News [1], page 26, of waterspouts:

     The vis viva of these affluxes is employed almost wholly in turning the mass of intermediate gas […]

2. (hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
   • 2004, Transportation Association of Canada, Guide to Bridge Hydraulics [2], ?ISBN, page 66 :

     Backwater due to the crossing as a whole should not be confused with local afflux at piers due to pileup of flow against the hydraulic stagnation point […]

French

Etymology

From Latin afflu?re, affluxum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fly/
• Homophones: afflue, afflues, affluent

Noun

afflux m (plural afflux)

1. (physics) influx (inward flow)
2. (medicine) afflux

Further reading

• “afflux” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French effluent, from Latin effluens, effluentis.

Adjective

effluent (not comparable)

1. Flowing out; outflowing.

Noun

effluent (plural effluents)

1. A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
2. Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.

Translations

French

Adjective

effluent (feminine singular effluente, masculine plural effluents, feminine plural effluentes)

1. effluent

Noun

effluent m (plural effluents)

1. effluent

Latin

Verb

effluent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of efflu?