circumfluent

[ ser-kuhm-floo-uh nt ]
/ sərˈkʌm flu ənt /

adjective

flowing around; encompassing.

Origin of circumfluent

First recorded in 1570–80, circumfluent is from the Latin word circumfluent- (stem of circumfluēns, present participle of circumfluere to flow around). See circum-, fluent

OTHER WORDS FROM circumfluent

cir·cum·flu·ence, noun

Words nearby circumfluent

circumflex femoral vein, circumflex humeral artery, circumflex iliac artery, circumflex iliac vein, circumflex scapular artery, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumfuse, circumgyration, circumincession, circumjacent

Example sentences from the Web for circumfluent

  • Philosophers have their disputes also concerning the center of the world and the circumfluent water.

    Commentary on Genesis, Vol. I |Martin Luther

  • Like Homer he looked upon the habitable world (οἰκουμένη) as being circular in outline and bounded by a circumfluent river.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 |Various

  • The salival glands drink up a certain fluid from the circumfluent blood, and pour it into the mouth.

    Zoonomia, Vol. I |Erasmus Darwin

  • Here were gathered people who worked always in that circumfluent inspiration, that murmur of liberty, that whisper of humanity.

    Sinister Street, vol. 2 |Compton Mackenzie