effluence
Americannoun
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the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
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something that flows out; emanation.
noun
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the act or process of flowing out
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something that flows out
Other Word Forms
- supereffluence noun
Etymology
Origin of effluence
1595–1605; < Latin efflu- outflow ( ef- ef- + flu- flow) + -ence
Example Sentences
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In these homes, effluence from toilets and showers flows through drains into a pit in a yard instead of into a sewer line and to a central wastewater treatment plant.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023
So many words, words upon words, the effluence of the dialogue being the show’s draw, as well as one of its drawbacks.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2020
The combined effluence of 400-plus Antarctic lakes no doubt exerts a significant influence on the Southern Ocean’s chemistry and biology.
From Scientific American • Apr. 12, 2020
Green sludge came to represent the effluence of government and industry—toxic waste as literal and figurative pollution.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2016
Christ, qua divine, was only an aspect or effluence of deity.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)
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