efflux

[ ef-luhks ]
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noun
  1. outward flow, as of water.

  2. something that flows out; effluence.

  1. a passing or lapse of time.

  2. a passing away; expiration; ending.

Origin of efflux

1
1635–45; <Medieval Latin effluxus, equivalent to Latin ef-ef- + fluc-, variant stem of fluere to flow + -sus, for -tus suffix of v. action
  • Also ef·flux·ion [ih-fluhk-shuhn] /ɪˈflʌk ʃən/ (for defs. 3, 4).

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How to use efflux in a sentence

  • Whitman said, 'Happiness is the efflux of soul,' which is exactly true, but it didn't help me until I had experience.

    The Hive | Will Levington Comfort