Meaning of EFFLUENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'efloount
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- [n] water mixed with waste matter
- [adj] that is flowing outward
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| | Synonyms: | | outflowing, outgoing, sewer water, wastewater |
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| | See Also: | | sewage, sewerage, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ef"flu*ent\, a. [L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of
effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent.
See {Fluent}.]
Flowing out; as, effluent beams. --Parnell.
\Ef"flu*ent\, n. (Geog.)
A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.
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| | Definition: | | Liquid waste from sewage treatment or industrial processes, especially such liquid waste that is released into a river or other waterway. |
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| | Related Terms: | | affluent, bayou, billabong, branch, confluent, confluent stream, dejecta, dejection, dejecture, dendritic drainage pattern, discharge, effused, effusive, egesta, ejecta, ejectamenta, ejection, excrement, excreta, excretes, extravasate, extravasated, extravasation, exudate, exudation, feeder, fork, outbound, outflowing, outgoing, outpouring, outward-bound, prong, transudate, transudation, tributary, waste, waste matter |
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