CIRCUMFLUENT


Meaning of CIRCUMFLUENT in English

(ˌ)sərˌkəmfləwənt adjective

also cir·cum·flu·ous -wəs

Etymology: circumfluent from Latin circumfluent-, circumfluens, present participle of circumfluere to flow around, surround, from circum- + fluere to flow; circumfluous from Latin circumfluus, from circum- + -fluus (from fluere ) — more at fluent

: flowing round or surrounding in the manner of a fluid

the earth and its circumfluent air

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