outflow

Plural: outflows

Noun

• the discharge of a fluid from some container
• the process of flowing out
• a natural flow of ground water
• The process of flowing out.
• A fluid that flows out.
• Any outward movement.
• A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
• The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
• Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.

Verb

Verb Forms: outflowed, outflowing, outflows

• To flow out; to issue forth.
• To flow outward.

Examples

• The letters seemed to outflow from his bag, but none formed a coherent word for Scrabble.

Synonyms

effluence, efflux, escape, fountain, leak, leakage, natural spring, outpouring, spring, effluxion

Antonyms

inflow, influx

Anagrams of outflow