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Effluent

//ˈɛfluənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Flowing out; outflowing. not-comparable

    "But while the effluent beams of the sun, and their quickening power in the natural sphere, furnish a good illustration of my idea of the Holy Spirit, I may, perhaps, illustrate the idea still better by a reference to human thoughts and affections […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    that is flowing outward wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence. countable

    "The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams."

  2. 2
    water mixed with waste matter wordnet
  3. 3
    Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water. uncountable

    "Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French effluent, from Latin effluens, effluentis. By surface analysis, e- + fluent.

Etymology 2

From French effluent, from Latin effluens, effluentis. By surface analysis, e- + fluent.

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