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Webster 1913 Edition


Reflux

Re′fluxˊ

(r?′fl?ksˊ)
,
Adj.
Returning, or flowing back; reflex;
as,
reflux
action
.

Re′fluxˊ

,
Noun.
[F.
reflux
. See
Refluent
,
Flux
.]
A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction;
as, the flux and
reflux
of the tides
.
All from me
Shall with a fierce
reflux
on me redound.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reflux

RE'FLUX

,
Noun.
[L. refluxus.] A flowing back; the returning of a fluid; as the flux and reflux of the tides; the flux and reflux of Euripus.