outflow

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Etymology

From Middle English outflowen, from late Old English ūtflōwan (attested in the past tense as ūt flēow), equivalent to .

Noun

outflow

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

• French: sortie
• German: Abfluss
• Portuguese: saída
• Russian: отто́к

Verb

outflow (outflows, present participle outflowing; simple past and past participle outflowed)

1. (intransitive) To flow outward.

Translations

• Portuguese: sair

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