EFFLUX
outflow, effluence, efflux
(noun) the process of flowing out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
efflux (countable and uncountable, plural effluxes)
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
Synonyms
• (process of flowing out): outflow, effluxion, effluence
• (that which has flowed out): outflow
Antonyms
• influx
Verb
efflux (third-person singular simple present effluxes, present participle effluxing, simple past and past participle effluxed)
(intransitive) To run out; to flow forth.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pass away.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef"flux, n. Etym: [See Effluent, Flux.]
1. The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men's piety. It is then that the devout affections . . . are incessantly in efflux. I. Taylor.
2. That which flows out; emanation; effluence. Prime cheerer, light! . . . Efflux divine. Thomson.
Ef*flux", v. i.
Definition: To run out; to flow forth; to pass away. [Obs.] Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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