outflow
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outflow
Where it comes from
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.
noun outflows
- The process of flowing out.
- 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.
- Any outward movement. Both are basins in a limestone country without any outflow above ground: […] both are drained by subterranean channels which the water has worn or which earthquakes have opened up through the rock; and whenever these outlets are silted up or otherwise closed, what at other times is a plain becomes c
- A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
- The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
- Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.
verb outflows · outflowing · outflowed
- To flow outward.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: effluence, efflux, outpouring, spring, leakage, leak, fountain, escape, natural spring, influx, inflow, flow, flux, outlet, spillage, spillover
Translations
Talk about this word "outflow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outflow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. outflow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/outflow "outflow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outflow.Cite this
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title = {outflow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outflow},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
