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outflow

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out·flow  (outfl)
n.
1. The act or process of flowing out: watched the outflow of the tide.
2.
a. Something that flows out: an outflow of water from a power plant.
b. The amount flowing out: a heavy outflow of cash from the country.
intr.v. out·flowed, out·flow·ing, out·flows
To issue or stream out, in or as if in a flow: Too much money is outflowing from our household.

outflow [ˈaʊtˌfləʊ]
n
1. anything that flows out, such as liquid, money, ideas, etc.
2. the amount that flows out
3. the act or process of flowing out
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outflowoutflow - the 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"
outpouring, discharge, run - the pouring forth of a fluid
2.outflow - the process of flowing out
flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge
inflow, influx - the process of flowing in
3.outflowoutflow - a natural flow of ground water      
Fountain of Youth - a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth"
geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
geyser - a spring that discharges hot water and steam
hot spring, thermal spring - a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above

outflow
noun
1. stream, issue, flow, rush, emergence, spate, deluge, outpouring, effusion, emanation, efflux an increasing outflow of refugees from the country
2. discharge, flow, jet, cascade, ebb, gush, drainage, torrent, deluge, spurt, spout, outpouring, outfall, efflux, effluence, debouchment an outflow of freshwater from a river
Translations
outflow [ˈaʊtfləʊ] Nefusión f; [of capital etc] → fuga f, salida f (Mech) → tubo m de salida
outflow [ˈaʊtfləʊ] n
[money] → sortie m
There was a net outflow of about £650m in short-term capital → Il y a eu une sortie de capital à court terme d'environ 650 millions de livres net.
[people] → exode m
an increasing outflow of refugees → un exode croissant de réfugiés
(= pipe) → écoulement m
outflow [ˈaʊtˌfləʊ] n (for liquid) → scarico
outflow [ˈaʊtˌfləʊ] n (for liquid) → scarico


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It was heavy, this vapour, heavier than the densest smoke, so that, after the first tumultuous uprush and outflow of its impact, it sank down through the air and poured over the ground in a manner rather liquid than gaseous, abandoning the hills, and streaming into the valleys and ditches and watercourses even as I have heard the carbonic-acid gas that pours from volcanic clefts is wont to do.
All this heated tirade, this outflow of passionate words and ecstatic ideas which seemed to hustle and tumble over each other as they fell from his lips, bore evidence of some unusually disturbed mental condition in the young fellow who had "boiled over" in such a remarkable manner, without any apparent reason.
 
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