Main Entry: cir·cum·flu·ent

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)sər-ˈkəm-flü-ənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: from Latin circumfluent-, circumfluens, present participle of circumfluere to flow around, from circum- + fluere to flow — more at fluid

Date: 1577

: flowing round or surrounding in the manner of a fluid

— cir·cum·flu·ous \(ˌ)sər-ˈkəm-flü-əs\ adjective