efflux

Definition

The process of flowing out.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "We all age through the efflux of time."
• "The efflux of matter from a boil can be painful."
• "It is there that the devout affections, undisturbed by other faculties, are incessantly in efflux."