diffluent — diffluent, ente [ diflyɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • mil. XVIe; lat. diffluens, p. prés. de diffluere « s écouler en divers sens » → affluent 1 ♦ Didact. Qui s écoule, se répand. Tissus diffluents, ramollis, à consistance quasi liquide. 2 ♦ Par ext. Qui se… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Diffluent — Dif flu*ent, a. [L. diffluens, p. pr. of diffluere to flow off; dif = dis + fluere to flow.] Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed. [R.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diffluent — Diffluent, zerfließend; Diffluenz, das Zerfließen; diffluiren, zerfließen (lat. diffluens, diffluentia, diffluere) … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
diffluent — index fluvial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
diffluent — nt adjective Etymology: Latin diffluent , diffluens, present participle of diffluere to flow away or apart, dissolve, from dif (from dis ) + fluere to flow more at fluent 1. : flowing away or off diffluent rivers opposed to … Useful english dictionary
diffluent — /dif looh euhnt/, adj. 1. tending to flow off or away. 2. easily dissolving. [1610 20; < L diffluent (s. of diffluens, prp. of diffluere), equiv. to dif DIF + fluent flowing; see FLUENT] * * * … Universalium
diffluent — dif·flu·ent dif .lü ənt, lə wənt adj characterized by mushiness or deliquescence <in typhoid fever the parenchyma of the spleen becomes diffluent> * * * dif·flu·ent (difґloo ənt) [L. diffluere to flow off] 1. easily flowing away or… … Medical dictionary
diffluent — adj. tending to flow away; easily melting … English contemporary dictionary
diffluent — dif·flu·ent … English syllables
diffluent — /ˈdɪfluənt/ (say difloohuhnt) adjective tending to flow apart; readily dissolving. {Latin diffluens, present participle, flowing away} –diffluence, noun …