English Explanatory Dictionary

outflow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

outflow outflows outflowing outflowed

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

effluence efflux effluxion

Derived words

bipolar outflow circumstellar outflow galactic outflow galactic-scale outflow mass outflow Mediterranean outflow molecular outflow outflow boundary
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