efflux

Meaning

Noun

1. The process of flowing out.
2. That which has flowed out.

Verb

1. To run out; to flow forth.
2. (obsolete) To pass away.

Synonyms

outflow

effluence

emanation

effluxion

discharge

exude

gleet

issue

jet stream

outfall

outgoing

outlet

outpouring

pour

run

shed

snap out

outward flow

runout

filament band

jet fluid

jet current

exudation efflux

flow outlet

effluent

effuse

effusion

expiration

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛflʌks/

Etymology

From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.