Lewis & Short

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

  1. I. In gen.: gradus, Stat. Th. 9, 325: caesaries, long and flowing, Prud. στεφ. 13, 30: splendor ab alto, Stat. S. 1, 3, 53.
  2. II. Esp.: vasculum (in which a liquid runs down), a water-clock, App. M. 3, p. 130, 21.