efflux

efflux
/ef"luks/, n.
1. outward flow, as of water.
2. something that flows out; effluence.
3. a passing or lapse of time.
4. a passing away; expiration; ending. Also, effluxion /i fluk"sheuhn/ (for defs. 3, 4).
[1635-45; < ML effluxus, equiv. to L ef- EF- + fluc-, var. s. of fluere to flow + -sus, for -tus suffix of v. action]

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  • Efflux — Ef flux, n. [See {Effluent}, {Flux}.] 1. The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men s piety. [1913 Webster] It is then that the devout affections . . . are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • efflux — ⇒EFFLUX, subst. masc. Rare. Écoulement d un fluide. Sur l influence de la tension superficielle sur l efflux d un liquide en forme de jet (Phys. et Radium, 1923, p. 732). P. métaph. Efflux éternisés de la nécessité divine, les anges ne sont, en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Efflux — Ef*flux , v. i. To run out; to flow forth; to pass away. [Obs.] Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • efflux — index outflow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • efflux — 1640s, from L. effluxus, pp. of effluere (see EFFLUENCE (Cf. effluence)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • efflux — [e fluk′shənef′luks΄] [< L effluxus, pp. of effluere: see EFFLUENCE] n. 1. a flowing out, or emanating 2. a thing that flows out; outflow; emanation 3. an ending; expiration: Also effluxion [e fluk′shən] …   English World dictionary

  • efflux — 1. noun a) The process of flowing out. We all age through the efflux of time. b) That which has flowed out. The efflux of matter from a boil can be painful. Syn: outflow, effluxion, effluence …   Wiktionary

  • efflux — ef·flux ef .ləks n 1) something that is given off in or as if in a stream <the red blood cell sodium ion efflux> 2) the action or process of flowing or seeming to flow out <the uptake and efflux of sodium ions> …   Medical dictionary

  • Efflux — Der Begriff Efflux findet als Anglizismus in der deutschen Fachliteratur Verwendung: In der Physiologie für die aktive und passive Ausscheidung unterschiedlicher Substanzen aus Zellen und in der Wirtschaftswissenschaft für den Abfluss von Devisen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • efflux — reaktyvioji čiurkšlė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. efflux vok. Reaktionsstrahl, m rus. реактивная струя, f pranc. jet de propulsion, m; jet de réacteur, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • efflux — / eflʌks/ noun flowing out ● the efflux of capital to North America …   Dictionary of banking and finance

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