superflux
(ˈs(j)uːpəflʌks)
[ad. med.L. superfluxus, f. superfluĕre: see superflue and flux.]
1. A superfluity, superabundance, or surplus.
| 1605 Shakes. Lear iii. iv. 35 Take Physicke, Pompe, Expose thy selfe to feele what wretches feele, That thou maist shake the superflux to them. 1632 Rowley Woman Never Vexed i. i. B 3, To groane under the superflux of blessings. 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opin. cix. (1783) IV. 32 Shall they steal their own necessaries from the superflux of another? 1809 Malkin Gil Blas x. ii. ¶5 Hadst thou but thrown to them the superflux of that abundance, in which..thou rolledst. 1826 Lamb Elia Ser. ii. Popular Fallacies vi, If nothing else could be said for a feast, this is sufficient, that from the superflux there is usually something left for the next day. 1872 Browning Fifine xliv, Art..discards the superflux, Contributes to defect. 1880 Swinburne Stud. Shaks. i. 36 In these two there is no flaw, no outbreak, no superflux, and no failure. |
2. An overflowing, or excessive flow, of water or other liquid.
| 1760 S. Derrick Lett. (1767) I. 102 Another very remarkable waterfall is the superflux of a collection of water on the top of the high mountain of Mongerlogh. 1779 G. Keate Sketches fr. Nat. (ed. 2) II. 209 The astonishing supply of water..the superflux of which clears all the drains and sewers. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 235 A superflux of the urinary water..without any increase of the urinary solids. |