efflux vs outflow what difference
what is difference between efflux and outflow
English
Etymology
From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛflʌks/
Noun
efflux (countable and uncountable, plural effluxes)
- The process of flowing out.
- We all age through the efflux of time.
- The efflux of matter from a boil can be painful.
- 1988, Elizabeth Sagey, Degree of closure in complex segments, Norval Smith, Harry van der Hulst (editors), Features, Segmental Structure and Harmony Processes, Part 1, Linguistic Models 12a, page 176,
- The remaining effluxes are pronounced without audible velar release.
- 2003, Awtar Krishan, Flow cytometric monitoring of drug resistance in human tumor cells, R.C. Sobti, A. Krishan (editors), Advanced Flow Cytometry: Applications in Biological Research, page 55,
- By facilitating efflux of drugs from the intracellular domain, these proteins reduce cytotoxicity and thus confer drug resistance.
- That which has flowed out.
- the efflux of a boil
- Prime cheerer, light! […] Efflux divine.
Synonyms
- (process of flowing out): outflow, effluxion, effluence
- (that which has flowed out): outflow
Antonyms
- influx
Translations
Verb
efflux (third-person singular simple present effluxes, present participle effluxing, simple past and past participle effluxed)
- (intransitive) To run out; to flow forth.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To pass away.
English
Etymology
out- + flow
Noun
outflow (plural outflows)
- The process of flowing out
Synonyms
- (process of flowing out): effluence, efflux, effluxion
Translations
Verb
outflow (third-person singular simple present outflows, present participle outflowing, simple past and past participle outflowed)
- (intransitive) To flow outward.
Translations
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