outflow

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of flowing out.
2. (countable, uncountable) A fluid that flows out.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any outward movement.
4. (countable, uncountable) A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
5. (countable, uncountable) The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
6. (countable, uncountable) Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.

Verb

To flow outward.

Synonyms

efflux

effluence

flow

leakage

outpouring

leak

spring

escape

effusion

discharge

flux

effluent

fluxion

fountain

⛲

natural spring

current

exit

run-out

run

emanation

stream

hot spring

issue

jet

mobile

ooze

outflow rate

outgoing

outlet

outpour

overflow

overrun

pour

recession

rising

running

🏃

runoff

run-off

sally

shed

sluice

spillage

squirt

streaming

trickle

snap out

runout

surplus water

out-of-range

exudation efflux

Translations

uscita

εκροή

source

effluent

sortie

efflusso

manantial

écoulement

évacuation

emanació

κατανάλωση

Ausfluss

fuite

deflusso

efluxió

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: outflowen

Inherited from Old English: ūtflōwan

In summary

From Middle English outflowen, from late Old English ūtflōwan (attested in the past tense as ūt flēow), equivalent to out- + flow. The noun is derived from the verb.