afflux
Rush of fluid
Afflux is a flowing toward or coming together at a point—the opposite of efflux.
The term appears in medical and technical contexts: an afflux of blood to an organ, an afflux of water behind a dam.
More abstractly, it can describe any sudden gathering or influx: an afflux of refugees to the border.
Point where things meet
- meetingGathering for discussion
- mergingBlending into one
- inflowArriving stream or current
- inpouringFlow directed inward
ingress · concentration · centralization · coalescence · accumulation · aggregation · collection · gathering
Ocean's cyclical swell
- flood tideIncoming tidal flow
- spring tideExtreme tidal fluctuation
- tidal boreTide wave moving upstream
- high waterMaximum tidal level
flow · inundation · surge · rising · tidal flow · neap · estuary · coastal
Sudden powerful increase
- rushQuick sudden movement
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- gushFlow out forcefully
spate · inundation · deluge · tide · current · stream · pour · cascade
Vascular fluid movement
- circulationMovement through a system
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- hyperemiaLocalized blood excess
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
vasodilation · vasoconstriction · edema · ischemia · reperfusion · capillary · arterial · venous
junction
Point where things meet
inpouring · ingress · concentration · centralization · coalescence · accumulation · aggregation · collection · gathering · assemblage
tide
Ocean's cyclical swell
- flood tideIncoming tidal flow
- spring tideExtreme tidal fluctuation
- tidal boreTide wave moving upstream
high water · flow · inundation · surge · rising · tidal flow · neap · estuary · coastal · inshore
surge
Sudden powerful increase
gush · spate · inundation · deluge · tide · current · stream · pour · cascade · swell
bloodflow
Vascular fluid movement
- circulationMovement through a system
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- hyperemiaLocalized blood excess
congestion · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · edema · ischemia · reperfusion · capillary · arterial · venous · cardiovascular
affluxefflux
Outward flow of fluid
outflow · effluence · outpouring · discharge · exodus
affluxdispersal
Spreading in many directions
dissipation · scattering · depletion · drainage · ebb
- affluent neighborhoodProsperous residential area
- affluent suburbsProsperous areas near cities
- affluent areaProsperous residential zone
- affluent communityProsperous residential area
- affluent communitiesNeighborhoods of the wealthy
- affluent lifestyleWay of wealthy people