efflux
verb
- flow outward
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛflʌks/
noun
Etymology: From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.
- The process of flowing out.
“We all age through the efflux of time.”
“The efflux of matter from a boil can be painful.”
- Something which has flowed out.
“the efflux of a boil”
“Prime cheerer, light! […] Efflux divine.”
verb
Etymology: From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.
- To run out; to flow forth.
- To pass away.