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Dictionary: ef·flux   (ĕf'lŭks') pronunciation
 
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n.
  1. A flowing outward.
  2. Something that flows out or forth; an effluence.
  3. A passing or an expiration, as of time.

[From Latin efflūxus, past participle of effluere, to flow out. See effluent.]

effluxion ef·flux'ion (ĭ-flŭk'shən) n.
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noun

    A sudden or rapid flowing outward: gush, outflow, outpour, outpouring, spate. See move/halt.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the process of flowing out
  Synonyms: outflow, effluence
  Antonym: influx (meaning #1)

 
 

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