According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
AFFLUX
Etymology
Noun
afflux (plural affluxes)
An upward rush of fluid.
(hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
Source: Wiktionary
Af"flux`, n. Etym: [L. affluxum, p. p. of affluere: cf. F. afflux. See Affluence.]
Definition: A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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