Meaning of OUTFLOW
| Pronunciation: | | 'awt`flow
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- [n] the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
- [n] a natural flow of ground water
- [n] the process of flowing out
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| | Synonyms: | | effluence, efflux, escape, fountain, leak, leakage, natural spring, outpouring, spring |
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| | Antonyms: | | inflow, influx | | |
| | See Also: | | discharge, flow, formation, Fountain of Youth, geological formation, geology, geyser, hot spring, outpouring, run, thermal spring | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Out"flow`\, n.
A flowing out; efflux.
\Out*flow"\, v. i.
To flow out. --Campbell.
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| | Related Terms: | | affluence, afflux, affluxion, blow out, concourse, confluence, conflux, course, crosscurrent, current, defluxion, discharge, downflow, downpour, drain, drain out, drainage, drift, driftage, effluence, efflux, effluxion, effusion, empty, exhalation, exhaust, find vent, flow, flow out, flowing, flowoff, fluency, flux, gush, gush out, inflow, jet, mill run, millrace, money going out, onrush, onward course, outfall, outflowing, outgo, outgoings, outlay, outpour, outpouring, pour, pour out, race, run, run out, runoff, rush, set, sluice out, spate, spendings, spew out, spout, spout out, spurt, stream, surge, tide, trend, undercurrent, undertow, vomit forth, water flow, well, well out |
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