Found 2 items, similar to Reflux.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: reflux
reflux
n 1: an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
2: the outward flow of the tide [syn:
ebb]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Reflux
Reflux
\Re"flux`\ (r?"fl?ks`), a.
Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, reflux action.
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Reflux
\Re"flux`\, n. [F. reflux. See
Refluent,
Flux.]
A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as,
the flux and reflux of the tides.
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All from me
Shall with a fierce reflux on me redound. --Milton.
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