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diffluence

[′di‚flü·əns]
(fluid mechanics)
A region of fluid flow in which the fluid is diverging from the direction of flow.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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