efflux

Efflux is defined as something that is defined as flowing out or the process of flowing out.

(noun)

When water is flowing out of a river inlet and into a larger stream that is nearby, this is an example of efflux.
The water that is flowing out of a river and into a larger body of water is an example of efflux.

See efflux in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: < L effluxus, pp. of effluere: see effluence

See efflux in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: From Latin efflūxus

Origin: , past participle of effluere, to flow out; see effluent

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