Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
- something that flows out; emanation.
noun
- the act or process of flowing out
- something that flows out
c.1600, from Late Latin effluentia, from Latin effluentem (nominative effluens) “flowing out,” present participle of effluere “to flow out,” from ex- “out” (see ex-) + fluere “to flow” (see fluent).