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dif•flu•ence
(dif′lo̅o̅ əns),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of flowing off or away.
- Hydraulicsthe act or process of dissolving into a liquid;
liquefaction;
deliquescence. - Hydraulicsthe rate at which fluid flow diverges along an axis perpendicular to the direction of flow at a given point. Cf. divergence.
- difflu(ent) + -ence 1625–35
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