outflow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The process of flowing out.
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(countable, uncountable) A fluid that flows out.
Borg’s home, which he built with his wife and two sons among tall conifers 33 years ago, overlooks the Nipigon River, an outflow from the lake of the same name.
December 2020, Tim Folger, “North America’s most valuable resource is at risk”, in National Geographic:
- (countable, uncountable) Any outward movement.
- (countable, uncountable) A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
- (countable, uncountable) The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
- (countable, qualifier:sewage, uncountable) Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outflows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
outflow boundary · galactic outflow · circumstellar outflow · mass outflow · molecular outflow · bipolar outflow · galactic-scale outflow · Mediterranean outflow
Synonyms
effluence (process of flowing out) · efflux (process of flowing out) · effluxion (process of flowing out)
Translations (21)
pt saída (Process of flowing out) · fr sortie (Process of flowing out) · cs odliv (Process of flowing out) · fi ulosvirtaus (Process of flowing out) · cs výtok (Process of flowing out) · mk истеку́вање (Process of flowing out) · el εκροή (Process of flowing out) · cmn 外流 (Process of flowing out) · mk и́злив (Process of flowing out) · cs odtok (Process of flowing out) · bg изливане (Process of flowing out) · hy արտահոսք (Process of flowing out) · de Abfluss (Process of flowing out) · nb utstrømning (Process of flowing out) · ja 流出 (Process of flowing out) · nb utstrømming (Process of flowing out) · ru отто́к (Process of flowing out) · mk изле́вање (Process of flowing out) · bg изтичане (Process of flowing out) · cs odtékání (Process of flowing out) · cmn 流出 (Process of flowing out)