cir·cum·flu·ent

(sər-kŭm′flo͞o-ənt) also cir·cum·flu·ous (-əs)

adj.

Flowing around or surrounding.

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circumfluous

(səˈkʌmflʊəs)

adj

1. Also: circumfluent flowing all around

2. surrounded by or as if by water

[C17: from Latin circumfluere to flow around, from circum- + fluere to flow]

cirˈcumfluence n

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