OUTFLOW

escape, leak, leakage, outflow

(noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container; “they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe”; “he had to clean up the leak”

spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring

(noun) a natural flow of ground water

outflow, effluence, efflux

(noun) the process of flowing out

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outflow (plural outflows)

The process of flowing out

Synonyms

• (process of flowing out): effluence, efflux, effluxion

Verb

outflow (third-person singular simple present outflows, present participle outflowing, simple past and past participle outflowed)

(intransitive) To flow outward.

Source: Wiktionary


Out"flow`, n.

Definition: A flowing out; efflux.

Out*flow", v. i.

Definition: To flow out. Campbell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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