circumfluous

[ ser-kuhm-floo-uh s ]
/ sərˈkʌm flu əs /

adjective

circumfluent.
surrounded by water.

Origin of circumfluous

1605–15; < Latin circumfluus, equivalent to circum- circum- + -fluus, derivative of fluere to flow; see -ous

Words nearby circumfluous

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

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British Dictionary definitions for circumfluous

circumfluous
/ (səˈkʌmflʊəs) /

adjective

Also: circumfluent flowing all around
surrounded by or as if by water

Derived forms of circumfluous

circumfluence, noun

Word Origin for circumfluous

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