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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