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efflux

  • /ˈɛflʌks/

Where it comes from

From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.

noun effluxes

  1. countable, uncountable The process of flowing out. We all age through the efflux of time.

    Similar: outflow, effluxion, effluence

  2. countable, uncountable Something which has flowed out. the efflux of a boil

    Similar: outflow

Opposite: influx

verb effluxes · effluxing · effluxed

  1. intransitive To run out; to flow forth.
  2. intransitive, obsolete To pass away.

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noun

Opposite: influx

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noun process of flowing out

Русскийистече́ние istečénije, вытека́ние vytekánije, отто́к ottók, уте́чка utéčka

noun that which has flowed out

Españoleflujo

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@misc{efflux_2026,
  title = {efflux},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/efflux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}