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effluent
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ef·flu·ent  (fl-nt)
adj.
Flowing out or forth.
n.
Something that flows out or forth, especially:
a. A stream flowing out of a body of water.
b. An outflow from a sewer or sewage system.
c. A discharge of liquid waste, as from a factory or nuclear plant.

[Middle English, from Latin effluns, effluent-, present participle of effluere, to flow out : ex-, ex- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

effluent [ˈɛflʊənt]
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) liquid discharged as waste, as from an industrial plant or sewage works
2. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) radioactive waste released from a nuclear power station
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a stream that flows out of another body of water
4. something that flows out or forth
adj
flowing out or forth
[from Latin effluere to run forth, from fluere to flow]

effluent  (fl-nt)
Adjective
Flowing out or forth.
Noun
1. A stream flowing out of a body of water.
2. An outflow or discharge of liquid waste, as from a sewage system, factory, or nuclear plant.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.effluenteffluent - water mixed with waste matter        
waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
sewage, sewerage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
Adj.1.effluent - that is flowing outward
outgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"

effluent
Translations
effluent [ˈeflʊənt] Naguas fpl residuales

effluent [ˈɛfluənt] neffluent m

effluent
adjausfließend; gasausströmend
n (from a lake) → Ausfluss m; (= sewage)Abwasser nt

effluent [ˈɛflʊənt] neffluente m
effluent [ˈɛflʊənt] neffluente m

effluent
n effluent [ˈefluənt]
(a flowing out of) waste matter from a factory etc. afval فَضَلات المَصْنَع отпадъчни води odpadní voda spildevand das Abwasser απόβλητα residuos äravool, heitvesi مواد برون ریز؛ مواد زائد päästö effluent שְׁפָכִים कूडा़-करकट otjecanje kifolyó limbah útstreymi effluente 廃液 유출물 nuotėkos notekūdeņi bahan buangan afvalwater kloakk-/spillvann ściek defluente reziduuri промышленный сток odpadová voda odplaka otpadne vode utsläpp, avlopp สิ่งปฏิกูลจากโรงงาน (sıvı) fabrika atığı 流出物,污水 рідкі промислові відходи صنعتی فضلہ sự tuôn ra


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