caudal

flow

noun kow-DAHL Rare

Origin: From Latin capitalis (relating to the head/source) via a medieval contraction; alternatively from caput (head, source of a river).

Also means

wealth

Usage Note

Caudal primarily means the volume of water flowing in a river (caudal del río — river flow/discharge). In a second, more formal sense it means an abundance of wealth or resources (caudal de conocimientos — wealth of knowledge). The related adjective caudal appears in biology: aleta caudal (tail fin / caudal fin).

Examples

"El caudal del río aumentó tras las lluvias."

Natural Translation

The river flow increased after the rains.

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