n. [ L., fr. afflare. See Afflation. ]
A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his afflatus. Spence. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
‖n. [ L. See Inflate, v. t. ] A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration. [ 1913 Webster ]
The divine breath that blows the nostrils out
To ineffable inflatus. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖pos>n. [ L., the right side. ] (Conic Sections) The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis. See Focus, and Parameter. [ 1913 Webster ]