defluus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

dēflŭus, a, um, adj. [defluo], flowing down; or transf., moving downwards, going or falling down (post-Aug.).

I In gen.: gradus, Stat. Th. 9, 325: caesaries, long and flowing , Prud. στεφ. 13, 30: splendor ab alto, Stat. S. 1, 3, 53.—

II Esp.: vasculum (in which a liquid runs down), a water-clock , Ap. Met. 3, 3, 4.