Definition of EFFLUX

efflux

Plural: effluxes

Noun

  • The action or process of flowing out; an outflow.
  • the process of flowing out
  • The process of flowing out.
  • Something which has flowed out.

Verb

  • To run out; to flow forth.
  • To pass away.

Examples

  • the efflux of a boil
  • The efflux of matter from a boil can be painful.
  • The EFFLUX of tiles from the bag always gives me hope for a bingo in Words With Friends.
  • We all age through the efflux of time.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.

Antonyms

inflow, influx

Scrabble Score: 19

efflux: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
efflux: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
efflux: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

efflux: valid Words With Friends Word