different between inrush vs afflux

English

Etymology

in- +? rush

Noun

inrush (plural inrushes)

1. A crowding or flooding in.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV

     As we swung around, the full force of the current caught us and drove the stern against the rocks; there was a thud which sent a tremor through the whole craft, and then a moment of nasty grinding as the steel hull scraped the rock wall. I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.
2. The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on.

Synonyms

• surge

Derived terms

• inrushing

Translations

Verb

inrush (third-person singular simple present inrushes, present participle inrushing, simple past and past participle inrushed)

1. (obsolete) To rush in.

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Anagrams

• Rushin, runish, rush in

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).